Farahan Surname

179,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Somalia

Farahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,8591:412,62321,709
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Iran741:1,037,60247,336
Tanzania471:1,126,41746,452
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Farahan (6,996) may also be a first name.

Farahan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Farahan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Farahan (Bengali: ফরহানা, Hindi: फरहान, Marathi: फरहान, Oriya: ଫରହାନ) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farahan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 179,010th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,056,857 people. The last name Farahan occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Farahan are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 77,579th most common first name globally, borne by 6,996 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 1,859 people, or 1 in 412,623. In India Farahan is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 79 percent live, Bihar, where 14 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 2 percent live. Aside from India this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Farahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farahan surname grew 553 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farahan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Farahan are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Farahan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.12% more than the national average, earning $72,540 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farahain9336/
Farrahan931/
Farhahan931/
Farhan92333,435/
Faraan9229/
Farahn9215/
Farah'ain881/
Farhang8610,469/
Farhane865,805/
Farhaan861,686/
Farhand86135/
Varahan8665/
Faarhan8633/
Farhanh8632/
Farzaan8622/
Farhain8617/
Farahun8617/
Pfarhan8614/
Faraain8610/
Fharhan866/
Farhann864/
Farhant863/
Ferahan863/
Farahnk863/
Farahyn863/
Farhean862/
Farhanq861/
Faaraan861/
Farzhan861/
Hfarhan861/
Farrhan861/
Farhhan861/
Ffarhan861/
Farhahn861/
Farhanc861/
Fahrhan861/
Faraaan861/
Forahan860/
Faran833,108/
Pharahan80976/
Farhatin80203/
Faraasen8090/
Farahsen809/
Farhaten806/
Farhaaan805/
Vairahan804/
Farahyna804/
Farahsin802/
Farhangh801/
Farahien801/
Farraain801/
Farran778,051/
Farzan777,892/
Ferhan772,911/
Varhan771,817/
Forhan771,753/
Farang77566/
Farand77507/
Farham77367/
Fahran77262/
Farant77201/
Farane77121/
Fajran77115/
Fauran7784/
Farain7772/
Farean7750/
Faraun7726/
Fargan7723/
Fairan7713/
Fharan7710/
Faranh779/
Fatran778/
Farajn776/
Fearan775/
Faaran773/
Faraam773/
Farann771/
Farhon771/
Feraan771/
Varaan771/
Fayran771/
Faeran771/
Ferahn770/
Farohn770/
Phairahan756/
Farhanová753/
Farhaheen751/
Pharrahan751/
Farhassin751/
Farrant715,418/
Farrand713,474/
Farzanh711,220/
Farhoun71471/
Faurand71165/
Faurean71127/
Farasin71121/
Faurant71120/
Farasyn71118/
Fairham7190/
Fairand7184/
Varađan7179/
Farohun7146/
Forhane7127/
Forhand7125/
Pharhan7124/
Faharan7122/
Fairant7120/
Fatrane7117/
Fearain7111/
Farasen7110/
Faratin7110/
Farrane718/
Faraten715/
Pharaan715/
Farrain714/
Farhein714/
Fahrain713/
Ferhaan713/
Faranhe712/
Farzain712/
Fargain712/
Vorahan712/
Fhairan711/
Faijran711/
Fairamn711/
Fairank711/
Farayne711/
Farhone711/
Farhoon711/
Forhann711/
Forhant711/
Forhang711/
Faranck711/
Faurain711/
Faraine711/
Faratyn711/
Fahrzan711/
Fattran711/
Farranc711/
Forhajn711/
Fayrant711/
Fherhan711/
Farhaim711/
Fairain711/
Far'ain711/
Ferhean711/
Foraham710/
Farrann710/
Fearant710/
Varan6725,929/
Foran6711,133/
Faron676,209/
Faram672,432/
Feran672,403/
Farajneh671,115/
Farhoune67419/
Faranová6739/
Fearrand6730/
Faranova6721/
Farhound6717/
Farrasin671/
Faraitin671/
Fairaind671/
Farhoond671/
Fourhane671/
Fourhand670/

Farahan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farahan in the Bengali language
ফরহানাpharahana-
Farahan in the Hindi language
फरहानpharahana96.97
फरहनpharahana1.43
फराहनpharahana0.53
फरहांpharaham0.35
फराहानpharahana0.31
फरहाँpharaham0.13
फ़रहानfarahana0.13
फारहानpharahana0.09
फराहनाpharahana0.02
़फरहानpharahana0.02
फराहंpharaham0.02
Farahan in the Marathi language
फरहानpharahana56.25
फराहनpharahana10.71
फराहानpharahana8.93
फारहानpharahana4.46
फरहानाpharahana3.57
फ़रहानfarahana3.57
फरहनpharahana2.68
फरहाणpharahana1.79
इरफानiraphana0.89
अखानakhana0.89
फरहीनpharahina0.89
फऱहानpharahana0.89
फरहणpharahana0.89
फराहानाpharahana0.89
फरमानpharamana0.89
Farahan in the Oriya language
ଫରହାନpharahana33.33
ଫାରହାନpharahana33.33
ଫରହାନ୍pharahan8.33
ଫାରହାନାpharahana8.33
ଫରହଁାpharahama8.33
ଫରାହାନpharahana8.33

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