Farris Surname

12,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Farris Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Fearghur (better choice).

Farris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States39,5031:9,1751,103
Italy4,9421:12,3751,968
Canada6351:58,0256,845
England4481:124,37112,476
France3051:217,77933,834
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Mexico871:1,426,73815,813
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Greece301:369,32650,921
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9441:10,1581,320

Farris (3,163) may also be a first name.

Farris Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Fearghur (better choice).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Farris Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farris (Russian: Фаррис) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Farris click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farris? popularity and diffusion

Farris is the 12,047th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 156,328 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Farris live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 127,860th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 3,163 people.

The surname Farris is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 39,503 people, or 1 in 9,175. In The United States Farris is primarily found in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Farris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farris has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Farris last name increased 799 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farris Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Farris are 15.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Farris earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 30.06% less than the national average, earning €21,004 per year; in Peru they earn 118.34% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,325 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning R 257,328 per year; in United States they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $41,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning $51,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrish921,461/
Farrais92694/
Farries92691/
Fairris92260/
Farriss92141/
Farrise9219/
Farrist925/
Fharris921/
Fearris920/
Faris9174,486/
Farri912,150/
Fairries863/
Fairrais863/
Ferris8352,691/
Fariss835,929/
Farish833,319/
Farres833,147/
Fargis832,745/
Faries831,919/
Farist83255/
Fahris83229/
Farrie83208/
Fearis83200/
Fauris83185/
Farise83164/
Farrai83144/
Forris83128/
Fareis83126/
Farrés83112/
Varris8382/
Farais8379/
Farrid8329/
Fatris8325/
Faaris8325/
Fairis8318/
Farios8317/
Farrio8317/
Farzis8314/
Farrih8313/
Farois8311/
Farisz8310/
Fajris838/
Fharis837/
Farisp834/
Farrès834/
Farrys833/
Farhis833/
Farriz833/
Farisd832/
Faeris831/
Farric831/
Farrij831/
Farrit831/
Faróis831/
Farrip830/
Fari808,223/
Farrisová801/
Pharris771,751/
Ferries771,193/
Ferriss771,041/
Ferrais77623/
Farisse77400/
Fairise77179/
Fairish77106/
Fairrie77105/
Fairres77100/
Fauries7794/
Farraia7776/
Farress7754/
Ferrish7752/
Farrice7751/
Farraiz7743/
Farrese7737/
Faurois7734/
Fairies7728/
Farrait7728/
Ferrois7727/
Farrays7721/
Fahrish7720/
Forrise7714/
Forrist776/
Faarish776/
Fairist776/
Fatrise774/
Farrich773/
Feerris772/
Faeries772/
Fairiss772/
Ferreis772/
Forrois772/
Fearres771/
Fargiss771/
Farisch771/
Farispp771/
Varrish771/
Varreis771/
Faurise771/
Fautris771/
Fairais771/
Farreas771/
Fariosh771/
Farishe771/
Faristh771/
Faroish771/
Fargish771/
Varries771/
Fariezs771/
Faraish771/
Farriez771/
Farisht771/
Farrest770/
Ferrris770/
Pfarres770/
Farresh770/
Forrais770/
Faerish770/
Farriey770/
Forrish770/
Fahrrei770/
Fearrie770/
Farritt770/
Farid73404,703/
Fares73257,228/
Farih7323,828/
Fajri7322,855/
Farhi7317,559/
Varis7315,871/
Farre739,771/
Varri738,221/
Fahri737,146/
Fariz736,859/
Farij735,604/
Farra735,266/
Feris732,329/
Farry732,301/
Farai731,762/
Fatri731,295/
Foris731,238/
Farys731,041/
Fóris73758/
Farit73743/
Fauri73541/
Farré73397/
Farzi73340/
Fario73313/
Farič73298/
Farer73219/
Fairi73176/
Faari73127/
Pfari7393/
Fasri7382/
Fargi7377/
Farei7370/
Farie7369/
Faric7368/
Faroi7359/
Fariy7352/
Farip7349/
Faryi7336/
Farès7325/
Farés7318/
Farui7316/
Fariš7316/
Fhari737/
Farii735/
Farrè735/
Forri733/
Farrj732/
Féris732/
Feari732/
Fayri732/
Farix732/
Fáris731/
Fãris731/
Pharries7154/
Farisova7147/
Faritsch7135/
Pharriss714/
Farruggi713/
Forristt712/
Pharrish712/
Pharrisz711/
Feerriss711/
Fahrrich711/
Farrooyi711/
Farraich711/
Farrahie711/
Fairress710/
Farrer676,900/
Faurie675,182/
Faress674,411/
Farraj673,976/
Farges673,471/
Ferres673,423/
Ferriz672,521/
Forrai672,390/
Varish672,353/
Pharis672,300/
Farese672,299/
Faires671,679/
Farray671,145/
Farret671,084/
Fórizs671,004/
Fareid67994/
Farrey67739/
Varrie67646/
Farees67635/
Forizs67335/
Forish67299/
Fearer67281/
Farzai67256/
Farred67246/
Farich67245/
Fahari67243/
Farhio67217/
Faridh67193/
Fairer67189/
Vauris67187/
Forres67180/
Fareus67160/
Faurre67155/
Faroid67140/
Fahrei67137/
Fahrie67135/
Fouris67133/
Faures67128/
Forist67110/
Verris6789/
Fahres6786/
Faresh6785/
Vorris6785/
Fariez6782/
Fajhri6780/
Fairie6777/
Varres6777/
Fajriy6774/
Faraid6774/
Faurer6767/
Fajrie6763/
Farher6755/
Feries6753/
Feeris6752/
Farizh6750/
Farrér6750/
Faarii6742/
Farrèr6741/
Faurio6740/
Pfatrisch6740/
Fajrih6739/
Faitri6736/
Pfarre6736/
Fareer6734/
Farhid6733/
Pfarit6733/
Fareas6733/
Farysz6733/
Farhit6730/
Fairiz6728/
Varies6728/
Forais6728/
Ferrís6726/
Forisz6723/
Varais6722/
Fajjri6722/
Férriz6722/
Farrea6721/
Fharid6719/
Fatrai6718/
Fairio6718/
Fárizs6718/
Forrie6716/
Farrez6716/
Farice6715/
Ferais6715/
Fahrij6714/
Farait6714/
Feriss6714/
Faraiz6714/
Fajrei6713/
Vaaris6713/
Fhatri6713/
Farest6712/
Faroit6712/
Foreis6712/
Fa'ari6712/
Fareiz6711/
Hfajri6711/
Fayrer6710/
Ferish6710/
Farrej6710/
Fhajri679/
Fhhari679/
Fahjri678/
Varrai678/
Fairii678/
Pfarer678/
Farhie677/
Faroij677/
Farroj677/
Farreh677/
Fatres677/
Faurès677/
Farieh676/
Hfairi676/
Farraa675/
Farije675/
Faridj675/
Faaric675/
Vairis674/
Foriss674/
Fauriz674/
Faridd674/
Farrha674/
Faares674/
Varuis674/
Farihe674/
Fayres673/
Feares673/
Faurid673/
Farreu673/
Fairre673/
Faisre673/
Pharri673/
Fairhuist673/
Farhai673/
Fariey673/
Farèse673/
Faarid673/
Fhariz673/
Variss672/
Farree672/
Fairry672/
Ferois672/
Faurit672/
Farzie672/
Fories672/
Forise672/
Fereis672/
Fairai672/
Faraia672/
Farroa672/
Feirri672/
Farhiy672/
Faarih672/
Faraih672/
Feuris671/
Faurgi671/
Fairreitz671/
Faraij671/
Farihj671/
Farijh671/
Faariz671/
Farziy671/
Fasrit671/
Varryi671/
Vairri671/
Vaarri671/
Forgis671/
Fatrid671/
Fattri671/
Pfarré671/
Varois671/
Vaurri671/
Fèrriz671/
Férres671/
Fòrizs671/
Faurix671/
Fayrie671/
Fayrit671/
Fathri671/
Farroy671/
Faruid671/
Farzii671/
Farziz671/
Fairyi671/
Fariea671/
Faroys671/
Farhei671/
Farioz671/
Fariðe671/
Fargiz671/
Fargoi671/
Fehris671/
Forijs671/
Forrói671/
Fourri671/
Ferrès671/
Pfarie671/
Wfares671/
Farrre671/
Faroih671/
Fearhi671/
Fairid671/
Fadtri671/
Fatrit671/
Farizz671/
Farjss671/
Fasrid671/
Fajrzi671/
Forrit670/
Feiris670/
Fearry670/
Farets670/
Fargai670/
Forrid670/
Fearie670/
Fahrry670/
Varhis670/
Ferhis670/
Fhares670/
Farhes670/
Forriz670/
Fharer670/

Farris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farris in the Russian language
Фаррисfarris-

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