Farah

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Farah (plural Farahs)

1. A surname from Arabic
2. A female given name from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Farah is the 5203^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6718 individuals. Farah is most common among Black/African American (48.33%) and White (42.13%) individuals.