How Many People Have the Last Name Farah?

6,718

people had the surname Farah in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 43,860 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#5,203

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

2.28

In 2010

Largest Group

48.3%

Black

Change Since 2000

+70.8%

+2,784 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

No single group makes up most people with the surname Farah: 48.3% are non-Hispanic Black and 42.1% are non-Hispanic White. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 23.5% to 48.3%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 57.3% to 42.1%.

White 42.1%
Black 48.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 4.9%

📈 Change Since 2000

Farah grew from 3,934 people in 2000 to 6,718 in 2010 (up 70.8%), and its rank rose from #7,792 to #5,203.

20002010
People3,9346,718
Rank#7,792#5,203
Per 100,000 people1.462.28

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Farah

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#5,199Somerville6,721
#5,201Orton6,720
#5,202Fife6,719
#5,203Farah6,718
#5,204Farkas6,714
#5,204Kerrigan6,714
#5,206Lash6,712

👤 Farah as a First Name

Farah is a first name too: about 6,251 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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