Pharo Surname

166,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pharo Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A manifest imitative corruption of some local or other surname; compare Pottiphar (v. Pettifer). The tendency to imitate Scripture names seems to have amounted to a fascination. Probably the local Farrow is the true parent; compare Physick for Fishwick.

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Pharo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0101:358,87032,025
South Africa6431:84,25810,384
England2921:190,81516,913
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
India1261:6,087,820142,101
Norway771:66,7839,424
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Botswana441:49,7039,263
France401:1,660,568152,033
Canada371:995,82774,831
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:153,30413,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:230,36119,417

Pharo (951) may also be a first name.

Pharo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A manifest imitative corruption of some local or other surname; compare Pottiphar (v. Pettifer). The tendency to imitate Scripture names seems to have amounted to a fascination. Probably the local Farrow is the true parent; compare Physick for Fishwick. All the above corruptions have found their way across the Atlantic.

1655. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. James Pharo: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1702. — Elizabeth Pharao: St. James, Piccadilly.

1763. Married — Giles Pharaoh and Sarah Vincent: St. George, Hanover Square.

1770. — William Clark and Mary Farrow: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Normally an imit. form of Farrow (q.v.); rarely a borrowing of the Egyptian regal title Pharaoh [cp. O.Egyptian Pr-'o, 'great (or royal) house’] “In the New Kingdom it [Pr-'o] became at once personal, and was soon a common term for the king .... documents exist naming the Pr-'o Nk’w, the exact equivalent of ‘Pharaoh-Necho’ .... In Old Coptic ( of the 2nd cent. A.D.) the descendant of Pr-'o is simply Pero, ‘the king.’”—Bible Dict., ed. Hastings, iii. 819.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pharo Last Name Facts

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

Pharo (Hindi: फरो, Oriya: ଫାେରା) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pharo.

How Common Is The Last Name Pharo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 166,465th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,802,902 people. The last name Pharo occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Pharo live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pharo is also the 261,963rd most common first name at a global level It is held by 951 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,010 people, or 1 in 358,870. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 15 percent are found, Alabama, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Pharo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pharo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pharo surname increased 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pharo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pharo last name are 28.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pharo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning 348,438 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.56% less than the national average, earning R 191,160 per year; in United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $48,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phairo912,719/
Pharop91372/
Pharos91276/
Pharot91260/
Pharoj91193/
Pharoh91166/
Pharro9175/
Phatro9158/
Paharo9125/
Pharoa9116/
Pharoo9113/
Pharoy9110/
Phearo914/
Pharoi913/
Pharod912/
Phaaro911/
Pharou911/
Pharzo911/
Phaero911/
Paro8912,661/
Phairot836,779/
Phairoh83208/
Phairoj83168/
Pharojh83117/
Phatroi8390/
Phatrod8318/
Pharous8314/
Phairos8312/
Pharoux8310/
Paharho839/
Phairoo838/
Phairod838/
Phargoo837/
Pharosh836/
Phatrot835/
Phairoa832/
Pharooh831/
Pharoha831/
Pharodz831/
Pharouh831/
Phairoi831/
Phairou831/
Pharroh830/
Patro8031,755/
Parro805,283/
Parot803,955/
Pairo802,399/
Phara802,241/
Pauro801,647/
Parou801,507/
Paroi801,469/
Pargo801,316/
Paroz801,002/
Payro80924/
Paros80750/
Paroo80647/
Pearo80514/
Paroh80454/
Parod80354/
Paroy80166/
Phoro80128/
Paroa8097/
Phero8078/
Parho8061/
Parop8059/
Paroş8033/
Paero8026/
Paroj8019/
Paaro8014/
Paroš8014/
Pasro808/
Pajro807/
Pahro806/
Parzo805/
Pohro803/
Paruo801/
Paroș801/
Paharoha772/
Phairoch772/
Pharoush771/
Phairojh771/
Phairohe771/
Parrot734,314/
Patrot733,177/
Parosh731,221/
Pharas73884/
Pharat73775/
Patroi73602/
Patros73493/
Pairoj73420/
Pathro73389/
Parois73327/
Payrot73318/
Pairoh73298/
Parrod73261/
Patrou73250/
Parros73249/
Pairot73224/
Payrou73180/
Paroux73169/
Pharad73165/
Patroo73163/
Phatra73156/
Paroch73143/
Pairod73127/
Paatro73124/
Pairoa73120/
Pharah73117/
Parrou73111/
Pahara7397/
Parott7387/
Payros7380/
Photro7364/
Pauros7360/
Payroo7350/
Pheara7349/
Paaroh7342/
Parodh7341/
Paitro7339/
Patroś7339/
Pearou7337/
Parous7331/
Patrod7321/
Pharau7321/
Pairou7317/
Pharap7315/
Pattro7314/
Parroj7313/
Pargoo7312/
Vaharo7312/
Paroid7311/
Pairos7311/
Pargou7311/
Paeroh7310/
Pairop7310/
Phaera739/
Pairoi738/
Phorod738/
Paruoh737/
Pharra737/
Parosz737/
Parroy737/
Patroz736/
Paroit735/
Paarou735/
Pearoo734/
Pharha734/
Patrro734/
Parhou734/
Phaira733/
Parouz733/
Parroo733/
Pherro733/
Paireo733/
Phorot733/
Pairoo732/
Paross732/
Pearho732/
Parood732/
Pehroh732/
Phoroi732/
Pohroň731/
Pothro731/
Patroy731/
Pasrod731/
Pasroo731/
Pearro731/
Pehroo731/
Phoroj731/
Pahuro731/
Pairoz731/
Paroop731/
Paroys731/
Paroot731/
Parroi731/
Paroos731/
Parooz731/
Paurot731/
Pau'ro731/
Payroz731/
Païroh731/
Pasrot731/
Parrop731/
Pargoi731/
Parhot731/
Paerou731/
Paarop731/
Pearzo731/
Fharoh731/
Pheroh731/
Phorho731/
Phorro731/
Pohrod731/
Poohro731/
Paaros731/
Pahrho731/
Pahroz731/
Pairoy731/
Pearod731/
Parouh731/
Parout730/
Pearoy730/
Patrop730/
Pearot730/
Peatro730/
Fhargo730/
Pearoh730/
Parodz730/
Para6765,356/
Faro6726,961/
Parrott6726,185/
Pero6715,542/
Varo677,630/
Poro674,266/
Phairat672,123/
Payrooz67875/
Pautrot67768/
Photrot67649/
Pairoux67613/
Photrop67285/
Pathros67266/
Phatrat67238/
Patrois67192/
Pathrod67127/
Patrosh67103/
Pará67103/
Paroush6799/
Photroi6776/
Patroch6765/
Phairas6759/
Pairoys6757/
Patrosz6745/
Phattra6740/
Paathro6735/
Pharhat6730/
Peauroi6730/
Pharaha6727/
Peatroy6721/
Peatros6719/
Patroux6719/
Phairah6718/
Paharat6717/
Parrous6715/
Pathroo6715/
Phareau6714/
Parrosh6714/
Patross6713/
Parrois6713/
Paró6713/
Pohrosh6712/
Pairoch6711/
Pară6710/
Pharaud679/
Päro678/
Payrood676/
Paaarou675/
Patrous674/
Pattroh674/
Phoorod674/
Paattro673/
Paroyds673/
Pharhas673/
Patroos673/
Páro673/
Pairoth673/
Pairous673/
Pharash672/
Fhatrod672/
Pathrot672/
Parouch672/
Pairott672/
Phosroi672/
Pauroux672/
Paharra672/
Pairojs672/
Pairotd672/
Pharaph671/
Pharrah671/
Pathroi671/
Pattroo671/
Paurost671/
Pharauh671/
Pharaup671/
Pharras671/
Pahrrou671/
Parooha671/
Parosch671/
Parropp671/
Parooth671/
Patroit671/
Payrooy671/
Parrooy671/
Parroud671/
Parroux671/
Phairoosch671/
Pearood671/
Faharoa671/
Paharah671/
Phooroo671/
Phaurat671/
Phearat671/
Pheatra671/
Phairau671/
Pairoht671/
Pairouh671/
Patrost671/
Fhahroz671/
Pearott670/
Parrots670/
Peatrop670/
Payroux670/
Parroot670/
Parrout670/

Pharo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pharo in the Oriya language
ଫାେରାphaera-
Pharo in the Hindi language
फरोpharo87.5
फारोpharo12.5

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