Explore the Family Name Farha

The meaning of Farha

Arabic: from a personal name based on farḥa ‘joy’, ‘glad tidings’. Compare Farah. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ayham, Maen, Samer, Abdel, Abdul, Aisha, Amjad, Fayez, Hassan, Ihsan, Issa, Jamal.

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How common is the last name Farha in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Farha has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 40,987 in 2000 to 39,960 in 2010, showing a 2.51% increase. Moreover, the count of individuals with this surname also climbed from 502 in 2000 to 549 in 2010, marking a 9.36% boost. However, the proportion of individuals with the Farha surname per 100,000 people remained the same at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,987	#39,960	2.51%
Count	502	549	9.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Farha

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes within the period from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 35.17%, from 4.18% to 5.65%. On the other hand, those claiming two or more races dropped to 0 from 19.52%. The percentage of people identifying as White grew by 16.54%, from 71.12% to 82.88%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic percentage showed a slight decrease from 3.59% to 3.46%. Interestingly, there were no Black individuals in 2000, but by 2010, they made up for 5.65% of the Farha surname bearers. No American Indian and Alaskan Native were recorded in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.12%	82.88%	16.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.18%	5.65%	35.17%
Black	0%	5.65%	0%
Hispanic	3.59%	3.46%	-3.62%
Two or More Races	19.52%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%