Farua Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Farua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
India141:54,790,384527,769
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Farua (30) may also be a first name.

Farua Last Name Facts

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

Farua (Hindi: फारूा, Oriya: ଫରୁଆ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Farua.

How Common Is The Last Name Farua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Farua is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Farua are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 30 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 65 percent reside, Lagos, where 26 percent reside and Gombe, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent reside and Antigua and Barbuda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fatrua91251/
Faerua9186/
Faruas916/
Faruat913/
Faruah911/
Faruaj911/
Faruad911/
Faruhah8372/
Farouha8313/
Farwuha831/
Farguha831/
Faruhaa831/
Faruhaz831/
Farwa801,885/
Varua80466/
Farba80185/
Farva80167/
Ferua8036/
Faruo802/
Fahruhah7717/
Farrzuha772/
Faruhaaz771/
Ferrua733,113/
Farwah73190/
Pharua7352/
Farvaz7316/
Farvah7314/
Farway737/
Farbay737/
Farvas735/
Farvat734/
Farwai734/
Farbai732/
Varrua732/
Vaerua731/
Farwad731/
Faruop731/
Forhua731/
Farbaj731/
Fairwa731/
Farvad731/
Farvaj731/
Farwaj731/
Varuaa731/
Varuea731/
Foruay731/
Varwua731/
Faruot731/
Farwha731/
Farhwa731/
Farbaș731/
Farwou731/
Fairway67193/
Farwaha67175/
Farvaiz679/
Farwash677/
Farwais675/
Faruhot672/
Farvash671/
Farbeau671/
Farveau671/
Farvaha671/
Farwaiz671/
Farvous670/

Farua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farua in the Hindi language
फारूाpharua-
Farua in the Oriya language
ଫରୁଆpharu'a85.71
ଫରୁଆଁpharu'am14.29

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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
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  • 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 Farua
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