Farang Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Farang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 492 | 1:156,062 | 13,572 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Farang (4,536) may also be a first name.
Farang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Farang (Hindi: फरंग, Marathi: फरांग, Russian: Фаранг, Tibetan: ཕ་རང་) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Farang? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 560,645th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Farang live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 102,097th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 4,536 people.
The last name Farang is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 492 people, or 1 in 156,062. In Iran Farang is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent reside, Ardabil Province, where 15 percent reside and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farang in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཕ་རང་ | parang | - |
| Farang in the Hindi language | ||
| फरंग | pharanga | - |
| Farang in the Marathi language | ||
| फरांग | pharanga | - |
| Farang in the Russian language | ||
| Фаранг | farang | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Farang
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