Al-Farhan Surname

220,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Farhan Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Farhan.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Farhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,6701:18,4772,561
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Al-Farhan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Farhan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Farhan has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Farhan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,942nd most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,943,477 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Al-Farhan are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,670 people, or 1 in 18,477. Not including Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 7 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Faran944/
Al Farhan893,356/
Al-Farran8911/
Al-Farham892/
Al Faran82281/
Al Farran781,887/
Al-Farram78199/
Al Farham781/
Al-Fouran781/
Al Farzan781/
Al Faram71282/
Al Faroun674/
Al Farram672/
Al Farzoun631/
Al Farajneh601/
Al Veran594/
Al Veeran5624/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Farhan
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