Farwor Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Farwor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farwor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia411:107,5258,436
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Farwor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farwor is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Farwor.

How Common Is The Last Name Farwor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Farwor is the 3,017,195th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Farwor are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Farwor is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 107,525. In Liberia Farwor is primarily found in: Bong County, where 59 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 24 percent live and Montserrado County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrwor921/
Farword921/
Farworth867/
Farwar8312/
Farbor836/
Farvor832/
Ferwor831/
Farrworth802/
Farvour77254/
Farbour775/
Farware771/
Farborr770/
Farvore770/
Forworth714/
Farouhar711/
Fairbour711/
Fervor67677/
Farbar67201/
Farbár67112/
Farvar6729/
Varvor6723/
Farbur671/
Varwar671/

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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 Farwor
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