Farsi Surname
Approximately 27,930 people bear this surname
Farsi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,948 | 1:26,792 | 1,787 |
| Algeria | 5,003 | 1:7,722 | 1,315 |
| Iran | 4,132 | 1:18,582 | 2,386 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,015 | 1:7,685 | 1,079 |
| Oman | 3,625 | 1:1,017 | 141 |
| Morocco | 2,863 | 1:12,042 | 1,734 |
| France | 617 | 1:107,654 | 15,984 |
| Pakistan | 332 | 1:538,084 | 8,977 |
| Italy | 244 | 1:250,642 | 33,645 |
| United States | 191 | 1:1,897,691 | 123,202 |
| Spain | 172 | 1:271,814 | 16,916 |
| Indonesia | 126 | 1:1,049,597 | 76,344 |
| India | 101 | 1:7,594,707 | 163,091 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Tunisia | 22 | 1:27,756 | 4,198 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Fārsī (1) are calculated separately.
Farsi (315) may also be a first name.
Farsi Demographics
Average Farsi Salary in
United States
$60,030 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Farsi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farsi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farsi (Arabic: فارسي, Hindi: फारसी, Marathi: फरसी, Oriya: ଫାରସି, Russian: Фарси) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Fārsī. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Farsi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,643rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,922 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Farsi live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 37 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Farsi is also the 494,917th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 315 people.
The last name Farsi is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,948 people, or 1 in 26,792. Outside of Bangladesh it occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 18 percent live and Iran, where 15 percent live.
Farsi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Farsi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Farsi last name rose 6,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Farsi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Farsi last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Farsi earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.12% more than the national average, earning $60,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.38% less than the national average, earning $44,031 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farsi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farsi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫାରସି | pharasi | - |
| Farsi in the Marathi language | ||
| फरसी | pharasi | 68.18 |
| फारसी | pharasi | 31.82 |
| Farsi in the Hindi language | ||
| फारसी | pharasi | 66.15 |
| फरसी | pharasi | 26.15 |
| फरासी | pharasi | 6.15 |
| फर्सी | pharsi | 1.54 |
| Farsi in the Russian language | ||
| Фарси | farsi | - |
| Farsi in the Arabic language | ||
| فارسي | farsy | - |
| فارسى | farsy | - |
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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 Farsi
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