Farruggia Surname

118,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Farruggia Surname User-submission:

Farrugia is a family name with a theoretical etymology based in both Latin fellus and Semiticfaruj, first found in

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Farruggia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,2231:27,5114,918
United States7401:489,80941,354
Argentina5261:81,2616,877
Belgium1341:85,79613,407
Canada1021:361,23132,546
England541:1,031,81650,675
France461:1,443,972140,296
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Wales81:386,81619,671
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Farruggia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Farrugia is a family name with a theoretical etymology based in both Latin fellus and Semiticfaruj, first found in Malta, Calabria and Sicily.[ In the Maltese language the word farruġ refers to a cockerel (a young rooster).It has been exported by immigration to places including the United States, United Kingdom (specifically Wales and England), Australia, Canada, France and Russia. In some cases the family name is Jewish in origin.

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Farruggia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farruggia is most common in Italy. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Farruggia.

How Common Is The Last Name Farruggia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 118,110th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,871,481 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Farruggia live; 57 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent live in Italic Europe.

It is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 2,223 people, or 1 in 27,511. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 81 percent are found, Piedmont, where 9 percent are found and Lombardy, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Italy this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Farruggia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farruggia surname are 7.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Farruggia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 16.52% less than the national average, earning €25,070 per year; in United States they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $43,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.8% more than the national average, earning $57,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrauggia951/
Farrugia9422,783/
Faruggia9424/
Farruggi943/
Farruggio892,592/
Farrudgia8924/
Farrougia895/
Farruigia892/
Farreugia891/
Farouggia891/
Farugia88116/
Farouggias845/
Farrugio82167/
Faruggio8234/
Farrugie8215/
Farougia825/
Farrogia821/
Farrugea821/
Farruġia821/
Farudgia821/
Faruia807/
Farrugiaová801/
Farougias785/
Farroggio785/
Farraggio784/
Faraggi75248/
Faaruia7581/
Farraia7576/
Farruya7525/
Farugie7515/
Farugio753/
Farruja752/
Farreia752/
Fairuzia7138/
Farrudja7123/
Farui7116/
Farrouji713/
Farrzuha712/
Farrouja711/
Farrusca711/
Farraj673,976/
Fariya672,219/
Farray671,145/
Farija67480/
Farrie67208/
Farrai67144/
Faruya67131/
Farrou6743/
Farrau6742/
Faruji6736/
Farrae6731/
Farrea6721/
Fayruziah6716/
Faruza6713/
Faruca677/
Fahruziah676/
Faruja676/
Farraa675/
Fariia675/
Faruyi674/
Farreu673/
Farroudja672/
Farrue672/
Faraia672/
Farroa672/
Faroia672/
Varuia671/
Fargaj671/
Farrij671/
Fargoi671/
Fargay671/
Fareia671/
Faruid671/
Farusa671/
Fariea671/
Faróia671/
Fargai670/

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