How common is the surname Farah?

6,718 people in the United States had the surname Farah in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,958 Americans. It ranked 5,203rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farah?

Alyssa Farah Griffin, American political strategist (born 1989).

Where is the surname Farah most common?

Wikidata records people named Farah in the United States.

How do you pronounce Farah?

Farah is /ˈfærə/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Farah getting more or less common?

More common. 3,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,718 in 2010, up 71%.

Is Farah also a first name?

Yes. Farah is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Farah

An Arabic surname, carried by 6,718 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfærə/ 2 syllables Soundex F600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farah is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”).

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,718 people named Farah in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,958 Americans. That is up 71% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,934.

#5,203

rank among US surnames

6,718

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+70.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,792)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,194	Wisdom	6,734	45,849
#5,195	Bremer	6,733	45,856
#5,196	Rountree	6,726	45,903
#5,197	Roybal	6,725	45,910
#5,198	Zachary	6,724	45,917
#5,199	Somerville	6,721	45,937
#5,201	Orton	6,720	45,944

Who is named Farah

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

48% of people named Farah identified as Black (not Hispanic), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 48%
White (not Hispanic) 42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Farahs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alyssa Farah Griffin
American political strategist (born 1989)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Farah

Farah has the Soundex code F600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F600.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Farah come from?: Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”).
How common is the surname Farah?: 6,718 people in the United States had the surname Farah in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,958 Americans. It ranked 5,203rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farah?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Farah identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farah?: Alyssa Farah Griffin, American political strategist (born 1989).
Where is the surname Farah most common?: Wikidata records people named Farah in the United States.
How do you pronounce Farah?: Farah is /ˈfærə/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Farah getting more or less common?: More common. 3,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,718 in 2010, up 71%.
Is Farah also a first name?: Yes. Farah is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.