Farías Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 157 | 1:790,613 | 11,592 |
| Chile | 115 | 1:153,187 | 5,204 |
| Argentina | 91 | 1:469,708 | 35,035 |
| Uruguay | 29 | 1:118,336 | 11,141 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
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.
Farías Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farías Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farías is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Farias, Fariás or Fárias. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farías? popularity and diffusion
Farías is the 652,085th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. It 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.
Farías is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 790,613. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Mexico City, where 15 percent live, Nuevo León, where 13 percent live and Coahuila, where 12 percent live. Outside of Mexico Farías occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 25 percent live and Argentina, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farias | 94 | 525,963 | / |
| Fariás | 89 | 2 | / |
| Fárias | 89 | 2 | / |
| Farjas | 83 | 288 | / |
| Fareas | 83 | 33 | / |
| Faryas | 83 | 20 | / |
| Varías | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farýas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fargeas | 77 | 856 | / |
| Farrias | 77 | 106 | / |
| Fariass | 77 | 9 | / |
| Fairias | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fariaas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fatrias | 77 | 3 | / |
| Farijas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Farihas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Faurias | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fariðas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faarias | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faryast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farjasz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farreas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farajos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fasrias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farjase | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fairyas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fareehas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varias | 67 | 3,135 | / |
| Varjas | 67 | 1,058 | / |
| Fariaz | 67 | 381 | / |
| Faryaz | 67 | 323 | / |
| Forjas | 67 | 97 | / |
| Forias | 67 | 40 | / |
| Varyas | 67 | 28 | / |
| Faryaj | 67 | 18 | / |
| Farios | 67 | 17 | / |
| Farjos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Farougias | 67 | 5 | / |
| Farjac | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foryas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foreas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fareaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farjaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fariaj | 67 | 1 | / |
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