Farrel Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Farrel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farrel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5411:669,98053,416
England1431:389,63727,109
Indonesia1201:1,102,07779,449
Canada821:449,33638,948
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Scotland531:101,0156,880
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Australia311:870,82953,581
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines181:6,259666
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Saint Kitts and Nevis141:3,943476
Saint Lucia141:12,7701,181
India131:59,005,029552,550
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Wales91:343,83718,086
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Guyana61:127,0377,965
British Virgin Islands61:5,266561
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
France51:13,284,544357,392
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1591:27,8612,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4281:56,9526,737
Scotland2171:17,2501,832
Wales301:52,2812,643
Guernsey71:4,665827
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3541:21,3332,686

Farrel (1,965) may also be a first name.

Farrel Last Name Facts

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

Farrel (Marathi: फरेल) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrel? popularity and diffusion

Farrel is the 278,370th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 5,242,839 people. Farrel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Farrel are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 170,909th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,965 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 541 people, or 1 in 669,980. In The United States Farrel is most prevalent in: California, where 21 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Farrel is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Farrel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farrel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farrel last name contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 76 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farrel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States Farrel are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Farrel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.66% more than the national average, earning R 407,940 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $43,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $54,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrell92142,476/
Farriel9221/
Fairrel9220/
Farreel921/
Farrelh921/
Fharrel921/
Farrael921/
Farreld920/
Farrrel920/
Fahrrel920/
Hfarrel920/
Pfarrel920/
Farel912,064/
Farrl911/
Farriell8635/
Fairrell8611/
Farrrell866/
Farreell863/
Fearrell861/
Faarrell861/
Fairriel861/
Farroell860/
Hfarrell860/
Ferrel8311,248/
Farell832,854/
Faurel83650/
Varrel83231/
Fariel8364/
Fairel8335/
Pfarrl8331/
Faruel8328/
Fahrel8323/
Farril8318/
Farael8315/
Fharel839/
Fareld837/
Fayrel834/
Forrel833/
Fareel833/
Fatrel832/
Ffarel831/
Fasrel831/
Fearel830/
Faerel830/
Farrll830/
Farl8089/
D'Farrell801/
Ferrell7745,550/
Farriol77463/
Fauriel77342/
Fautrel77300/
Farrill77261/
Fairell77100/
Varrell7799/
Ferriel7772/
Forrell7756/
Ferruel7747/
Fourrel7724/
Fearell7715/
Forriel7715/
Pharrel778/
Fariell778/
Fareell773/
Varriel772/
Farzell771/
Ferroel771/
Farzeel771/
Ferrrel771/
Faruell770/
Fatrell770/
Faarell770/
Faraell770/
Fahrell770/
Farrellová752/
Farrellova751/
Forel731,301/
Varel73825/
Pfarl73121/
Ferel7381/
Fairl7368/
Faril7357/
Fearl7312/
Faurl737/
Faryl734/
Farlh731/
Farll731/
Farld731/
Faerl730/
Faarl730/
Ferrl730/
Ferriell71397/
Pharrell7125/
Feirrell716/
Forriell715/
Fourriel712/
Farelová712/
Ferreell711/
Vaurrell711/
Farrriol711/
Fattrell710/
Ferrelll710/
Feurrell710/
Varriell710/
Fourrell710/
Fourel672,325/
Forell67936/
Ferril67935/
Foriel67304/
Pharel67194/
Fahril67175/
Ferell67143/
Feriel6796/
Farill6795/
Fariol6787/
Verrel6782/
Farleh6781/
Farled6772/
Farlet6761/
Fajril6756/
Vairel6739/
Varell6738/
Feyrel6721/
Förell6718/
Variel6716/
Fatril678/
Fasril678/
Feruel677/
Farzil675/
Fairil674/
Fargli674/
Feroel673/
Feirel673/
Vaurel673/
Varuel672/
Fereel672/
Varril672/
Feurel671/
Feerel671/
Fearhelle671/
Faaril671/
Vorrel671/
Fotrel671/
D'Ferrell671/
Farlep671/
Fargil670/
Ferrll670/
Fearil670/
Fherel670/

Farrel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farrel in the Marathi language
फरेलpharela-

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Farrel Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farrel
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