Pharoah Surname

346,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Pharoah 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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Pharoah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4611:120,86312,230
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
South Africa1481:366,06633,202
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Australia351:771,30649,759
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
France111:6,038,429280,838
Wales111:281,32115,850
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Pharoah (832) may also be a first name.

Pharoah 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

Pharoah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pharoah occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pharoah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 346,661st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,907,626 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Pharoah are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. Pharoah is also the 283,108th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 832 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 461 people, or 1 in 120,863. In England Pharoah is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 17 percent reside, Hampshire, where 12 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Other than England this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Pharoah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pharoah has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pharoah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pharoah last name are 35.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.76% registered with the party.

The amount Pharoah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.41% more than the national average, earning R 447,744 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.79% more than the national average, earning $55,043 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Phairoah931/
Pharoa9216/
Paroah923/
Pharaoh862,470/
Parohah8660/
Pairoah8645/
Pharoai866/
Paroaih864/
Pheroah863/
Phairoa862/
Pharoha861/
Phoroah860/
Paroa8397/
Paharoha802/
Phairoat801/
Paroaz773,372/
Pharao77377/
Paroha77203/
Pairoa77120/
Faroah7737/
Patroa7712/
Paeroa7712/
Paraho775/
Paraoa773/
Paroad771/
Paroat770/
Parahoy71166/
Farohah7199/
Pairoad7111/
Farouah719/
Pairoua715/
Phairao715/
Pairoat714/
Parohot713/
Fatroah713/
Parahos712/
Faharoa711/
Phoraoh711/
Paroeoh711/
Paroeha711/
Payroat711/
Faroash711/
Parooha711/
Pharaou711/
Parao672,427/
Faroa67575/
Peroa67120/
Poroa6727/
Varoa6723/
Paraho'e6711/
Pathroad676/
Parrahoo674/
Parahoud673/
Parahout671/
Parohast671/

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