How common is the surname Farhat?

2,259 people in the United States had the surname Farhat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,674 Americans. It ranked 13,472nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Farhat?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Farhat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Farhat?

Ed Farhat, American professional wrestler (1926–2003), followed by Edmond Farhat.

Where is the surname Farhat most common?

Wikidata records people named Farhat in the United States and Lebanon.

Is the surname Farhat getting more or less common?

More common. 1,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,259 in 2010, up 30%.

The surname Farhat

A surname, carried by 2,259 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farhat is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,259 people named Farhat in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,674 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,740.

#13,472

rank among US surnames

2,259

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+29.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,455)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,466	Hertzog	2,261	136,553
#13,470	Vandegrift	2,260	136,613
#13,472	Nease	2,259	136,674
#13,474	Siewert	2,258	136,734
#13,477	Corner	2,256	136,855
#13,480	Lunceford	2,255	136,916

Who is named Farhat

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

81% of people named Farhat identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.4%
Two or more races 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farhats

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ed Farhat
American professional wrestler (1926–2003)
Edmond Farhat
Apostolic nuncio (1933–2016)

Notable Farhats come mostly from the United States (1) and Lebanon (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Farhat

Faherty

Farhat has the Soundex code F630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F630.

Questions

How common is the surname Farhat?: 2,259 people in the United States had the surname Farhat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,674 Americans. It ranked 13,472nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farhat?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Farhat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Farhat?: Ed Farhat, American professional wrestler (1926–2003), followed by Edmond Farhat.
Where is the surname Farhat most common?: Wikidata records people named Farhat in the United States and Lebanon.
Is the surname Farhat getting more or less common?: More common. 1,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,259 in 2010, up 30%.