Farsi Surname

19,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Oman

Farsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5,9481:26,7921,787
Algeria5,0031:7,7221,315
Iran4,1321:18,5822,386
Saudi Arabia4,0151:7,6851,079
Oman3,6251:1,017141
Morocco2,8631:12,0421,734
France6171:107,65415,984
Pakistan3321:538,0848,977
Italy2441:250,64233,645
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Spain1721:271,81416,916
Indonesia1261:1,049,59776,344
India1011:7,594,707163,091
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
England611:913,41146,955
Canada461:800,99162,809
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Jordan121:736,87014,651
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China51:273,464,31313,838
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Fārsī (1) are calculated separately.

Farsi (315) may also be a first name.

Farsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farsi (Arabic: فارسي, Hindi: फारसी, Marathi: फरसी, Oriya: ଫାରସି, Russian: Фарси) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Fārsī. Click here to see other possible spellings of Farsi.

How Common Is The Last Name Farsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,643rd most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 260,922 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Farsi reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Farsi is also the 494,917th most prevalent forename globally, held by 315 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,948 people, or 1 in 26,792. Beside Bangladesh it is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 18 percent are found and Iran, where 15 percent are found.

Farsi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farsi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farsi last name increased 6,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farsi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Farsi last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farshi918,344/
Farsit911,614/
Farssi911,391/
Farsai9196/
Farsyi9137/
Farsis9127/
Farsih919/
Farsid918/
Fharsi911/
Fairsi911/
Faarsi911/
Fārsī871/
Farshid834,089/
Farshie838/
Farsich832/
Farshui832/
Farshio831/
Farrssi831/
Farsait831/
Farshis831/
Farsieh831/
Faarsie831/
Farsier830/
Varsi807,903/
Farci804,919/
Farsy801,617/
Farji80809/
Forsi80712/
Farsa80524/
Fersi80518/
Farzi80340/
Fargi8077/
Farse8064/
Farxi801/
Farshidh7714/
Farshish775/
Farshait773/
Farschhi771/
Farshaid771/
Farges733,471/
Fargis732,745/
Farchi73763/
Farsha73617/
Fargie73424/
Varshi73417/
Farshe73361/
Farzai73256/
Ferssi73132/
Farcis73120/
Pharsi7383/
Farsee7378/
Farsjø7340/
Forshi7331/
Vaarsi7324/
Farset7320/
Fairse7320/
Farser7314/
Farzis7314/
Farsje7313/
Forsai7312/
Farsey7311/
Farsøe7310/
Farsse7310/
Varsei739/
Farshy738/
Fardzi736/
Forssi735/
Ferhsi734/
Forsih734/
Varsai733/
Fearse733/
Varrsi733/
Forrsi733/
Forsit733/
Fardji733/
Forsie733/
Fersci733/
Farzio732/
Farjai732/
Farzie732/
Varsoi732/
Farzit732/
Ferrsi732/
Ferszi731/
Faurgi731/
Farziy731/
Forsis731/
Forsui731/
Varsie731/
Farsay731/
Varsui731/
Farrse731/
Farshj731/
Farssy731/
Farzii731/
Farziz731/
Farjes731/
Farces731/
Farcys731/
Fargiz731/
Forsei731/
Foursi731/
Farhji731/
Farzid731/
Farssa731/
Farxai731/
Fajrzi731/
Forsip730/
Varshui67483/
Farcich67104/
Forsith6737/
Farseth6725/
Farshee6723/
Forsieh6720/
Farches6719/
Forsits6716/
Forsait6711/
Forsich6710/
Forshei6710/
Farshey678/
Fairchi674/
Farshed674/
Forshie672/
Varshiy672/
Farseed672/
Farsheh672/
Pharshi671/
Fargiss671/
Farjees671/
Farrgia671/
Farsher671/
Varshai671/
Farsett671/
Farshay671/
Varsieh671/
Fayregi671/
Farsedt671/
Farsgeh671/
Farshahaie671/
Fajrziz671/
Fargesh671/
Fargish671/
Forsiht671/
Varshoi671/
Farchit671/
Faharsa671/
Faursha670/
Farsess670/
Forshui670/
Farsyth670/
Fargess670/
Feargie670/
Forsihe670/

Farsi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farsi in the Oriya language
ଫାରସିpharasi-
Farsi in the Marathi language
फरसीpharasi68.18
फारसीpharasi31.82
Farsi in the Hindi language
फारसीpharasi66.15
फरसीpharasi26.15
फरासीpharasi6.15
फर्सीpharsi1.54
Farsi in the Russian language
Фарсиfarsi-
Farsi in the Arabic language
فارسيfarsy-
فارسىfarsy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farsi
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