Farwis Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Farwis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farwis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293

Farwis (35) may also be a first name.

Farwis Last Name Facts

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

Farwis is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farwis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Farwis is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Farwis live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Farwis is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 35 people.

This last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 3,673,589. In Indonesia Farwis is most prevalent in: South Sumatra, where 78 percent live, North Sumatra, where 19 percent live and Jakarta, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farwais925/
Farwaish8645/
Farwiz83350/
Farbis8369/
Farvis8324/
Forwis831/
Farbisz77305/
Farbish7739/
Farvish772/
Farwaiz771/
Farwesh771/
Fairways7112/
Fairbiss711/
Forbis672,851/
Farves67492/
Farbiś67253/
Farwez67159/
Farbes6775/
Varvis6765/
Fervis6740/
Farbiz6714/
Ferwiz6713/
Farviz676/
Varuis674/
Fairhuist673/
Forvis673/
Verwis671/
Farwej671/
Farvic671/
Varwiz670/

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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 Farwis
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