Farías Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Farías Surname Definition:

One who came from Feria (place of the fair), in Portugal.

The root word in latin "feria" means "festival time."

Of Portuguese origin.

Farías Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1571:790,61311,592
Chile1151:153,1875,204
Argentina911:469,70835,035
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Farias (525,963), Fariás (2) & Fárias (2) are calculated separately.

Farías Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Feria (place of the fair), in Portugal.

The root word in latin "feria" means "festival time."

Of Portuguese origin.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Farías Last Name Facts

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

Farías is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Farias, Fariás or Fárias. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farías? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 652,085th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Farías are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 51 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most common in Mexico, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 790,613. In Mexico Farías is mostly concentrated in: Mexico City, where 15 percent are found, Nuevo León, where 13 percent are found and Coahuila, where 12 percent are found. Other than Mexico this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 25 percent are found and Argentina, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farias94525,963/
Fariás892/
Fárias892/
Farjas83288/
Fareas8333/
Faryas8320/
Varías831/
Farýas831/
Fargeas77856/
Farrias77106/
Fariass779/
Fairias774/
Fariaas774/
Fatrias773/
Farijas773/
Farihas773/
Faurias772/
Fariðas772/
Faarias772/
Faryast771/
Farjasz771/
Farreas771/
Farajos771/
Fasrias771/
Farjase771/
Fairyas771/
Fareehas711/
Varias673,135/
Varjas671,058/
Fariaz67381/
Faryaz67323/
Forjas6797/
Forias6740/
Varyas6728/
Faryaj6718/
Farios6717/
Farjos675/
Farougias675/
Farjac672/
Foryas671/
Foreas671/
Fareaz671/
Farjaj671/
Fariaj671/

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