Farwa Surname

217,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Farwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,7811:100,3053,190
India291:26,450,530346,896
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Farwa (16,884) may also be a first name.

Farwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺮﻭ, Hindi: फरवा) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 217,512th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,866,072 people. The surname Farwa occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Farwa reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 42,730th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 16,884 people.

The last name Farwa is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,781 people, or 1 in 100,305. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 75 percent reside, Sindh, where 19 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and Lebanon, where 1 percent reside.

Farwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.

Farwa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Farway917/
Farwai914/
Farwad911/
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Farwha911/
Farwaj911/
Fairwa911/
Fairway83193/
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Farwash837/
Farwais835/
Farwuha831/
Farwaiz831/
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Farba80185/
Farva80167/
Varwa80104/
Farua8041/
Farwe8036/
Farwi8025/
Forwa8020/
Ferwa807/
Farwo804/
Farwj801/
Farwahah771/
Fatrua73251/
Forwah73120/
Faerua7386/
Forway7373/
Varway7336/
Forwai7324/
Farvaz7316/
Fourwa7315/
Farvah7314/
Pharwa739/
Farbay737/
Varwaj736/
Faruas736/
Farvas735/
Farvat734/
Faruat733/
Fahrwi733/
Farbai732/
Faruad731/
Farwoz731/
Farbaș731/
Farwid731/
Farbaj731/
Farrwo731/
Faruaj731/
Farvad731/
Farvaj731/
Farwej731/
Vairwa731/
Farwou731/
Varwua731/
Faruah731/
Farweh731/
Varwah730/
Faruhah6772/
Farouha6713/
Fourway679/
Farvaiz679/
Farbeau671/
Forwwah671/
Farwoth671/
Farveau671/
Farvash671/
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Farvaha671/
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Faruhaa671/
Farguha671/
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Farwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺮﻭfrw-
Farwa in the Hindi language
फरवाpharava91.67
फरूवाpharuva8.33

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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 Farwa
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