Farakan Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Farakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1221:6,287,421144,905
Iran431:1,785,64066,464
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Farakan (414) may also be a first name.

Farakan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farakan (Hindi: फरकान, Marathi: फरकन) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Farakan.

How Common Is The Last Name Farakan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,333,288th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Farakan is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Farakan are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 422,632nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 414 people.

The last name Farakan is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 6,287,421. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 74 percent reside, Bihar, where 15 percent reside and Haryana, where 5 percent reside. Besides India Farakan occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 26 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Farakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farakan in the Marathi language
फरकनpharakana-
Farakan in the Hindi language
फरकानpharakana99.31
फराकनpharakana0.34
फरकणpharakana0.34

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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
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  • 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 Farakan
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