Faru Surname
Approximately 1,795 people bear this surname
Faru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 869 | 1:60,922 | 6,535 |
| Nigeria | 645 | 1:274,640 | 15,593 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| India | 82 | 1:9,354,456 | 185,501 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Faru (3,622) may also be a first name.
Faru Demographics
Faru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Faru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faru (Bengali: ফরু, Hindi: फारु, Oriya: ଫାରୁ, Russian: Фару) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Faru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 226,224th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,059,914 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Faru are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 117,463rd most numerous given name worldwide, held by 3,622 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 869 people, or 1 in 60,922. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 29 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Faru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Faru surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faru in the Bengali language | ||
| ফরু | pharu | - |
| Faru in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫାରୁ | pharu | - |
| Faru in the Hindi language | ||
| फारु | pharu | 42.59 |
| फारू | pharu | 36.11 |
| फरू | pharu | 8.33 |
| फरु | pharu | 2.78 |
| फेरु | pheru | 1.85 |
| फ़रू | faru | 1.85 |
| फेरू | pheru | 1.85 |
| Faru in the Russian language | ||
| Фару | faru | - |
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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 Faru
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