Farraway Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Farraway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farraway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Canada991:372,17833,288
England481:1,160,79354,689
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Farraway Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Farraway Come From? nationality or country of origin

Farraway is found most frequently in Australia. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Farraway.

How Common Is The Last Name Farraway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 917,199th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Farraway reside; 45 percent reside in Australasia and 45 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Farraway is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 207,659. In Australia it is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 62 percent reside, Queensland, where 35 percent reside and Western Australia, where 2 percent reside. Other than Australia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 34 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Farraway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farraway has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Farraway surname increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farraway Last Name Statistics demography

Farraway earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning $47,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairraway941/
Faraway93283/
Farawayi8815/
Farroway888/
Farawa8645/
Farawy861/
Fatrawy8060/
Farabay8022/
Farrawi806/
Faravay805/
Farawyz804/
Faraewa801/
Fareway801/
Farraby801/
Farrewy801/
Farraeva7527/
Farawaja7520/
Ferrawey756/
Farahawy751/
Varawayi751/
Farravat751/
Farawi71257/
Faraby71129/
Varawa71129/
Farawe71116/
Farewa7174/
Faraba7118/
Farava7111/
Faaraabay712/
Forawy711/
Faravy711/
Farowa711/
Ferawa711/
Faraboy6749/
Faraeva6742/
Farrabi6736/
Farroba6732/
Varrava6715/
Fajrawi677/
Faravat676/
Faravah676/
Farhawi676/
Faurowa672/
Farhava672/
Fahrawi672/
Farhaby672/
Faraiva672/
Farzava671/
Farayba671/
Faravaj671/
Farrowe671/
Farasva671/
Farahua671/
Farahabiya671/
Vairawa671/
Farrabe671/
Farasua671/
Farabah671/
Farahba671/
Farowas671/
Farhaba671/
Forawah671/
Ferrava671/
Farawis671/
Fatrawi671/
Faurawi671/
Farawiz671/
Fearaby670/
Farabea670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farraway
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