Farang Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Farang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4921:156,06213,572
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

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

The last name Farang (Hindi: फरंग, Marathi: फरांग, Russian: Фаранг, Tibetan: ཕ་རང་) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 560,645th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Farang live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Farang is also the 102,097th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 4,536 people.

The surname Farang is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 492 people, or 1 in 156,062. In Iran Farang is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent are found, Ardabil Province, where 15 percent are found and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 13 percent are found. Beside Iran Farang exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farhang9210,469/
Fargang925/
Farangs921/
Fahrang921/
Faran913,108/
Farangke8611/
Farahang862/
Farhangh861/
Farhan83333,435/
Farran838,051/
Farzan837,892/
Varang836,439/
Farand83507/
Fahran83262/
Farant83201/
Farane83121/
Fajran83115/
Fauran8384/
Farain8372/
Farean8350/
Ferang8331/
Faraan8329/
Faraun8326/
Fargan8323/
Farahn8315/
Fairan8313/
Forang8313/
Farank8311/
Fharan8310/
Faranh839/
Fatran838/
Farong836/
Farajn836/
Fearan835/
Faaran833/
Faranc833/
Farann831/
Fayran831/
Farhane775,805/
Farrant775,418/
Farrand773,474/
Farahan772,384/
Farhaan771,686/
Farzanh771,220/
Pharang77212/
Faurand77165/
Forgang77158/
Farhand77135/
Faurean77127/
Farasin77121/
Faurant77120/
Farasyn77118/
Ferrang77102/
Farhank7788/
Fairand7784/
Vairang7733/
Faarhan7733/
Farhanh7732/
Faharan7722/
Farzaan7722/
Farrong7722/
Fairant7720/
Farhain7717/
Farahun7717/
Fatrane7717/
Pfarhan7714/
Fearain7711/
Farasen7710/
Faratin7710/
Faraain7710/
Farrane778/
Fharhan776/
Faraten775/
Farrain774/
Farhann774/
Faarong774/
Farhant773/
Fahrain773/
Farahnk773/
Farahyn773/
Varaang772/
Vaarang772/
Faranhe772/
Farzain772/
Farhean772/
Fargain772/
Ferhang771/
Fhairan771/
Faijran771/
Fairamn771/
Fairank771/
Farayne771/
Farhanq771/
Faaraan771/
Farzhan771/
Forhang771/
Faranck771/
Hfarhan771/
Faurain771/
Faraine771/
Faratyn771/
Fahrzan771/
Fattran771/
Farranc771/
Farrhan771/
Farhhan771/
Ffarhan771/
Farheng771/
Fayrant771/
Farhahn771/
Farhanc771/
Fairain771/
Fahrhan771/
Faroung771/
Far'ain771/
Faraaan771/
Farrann770/
Fareing770/
Fearant770/
Varan7325,929/
Foran7311,133/
Faron736,209/
Faram732,432/
Farajneh711,115/
Farhatin71203/
Phairang71153/
Pharaung71139/
Faraasen7190/
Faranová7139/
Farahain7136/
Fearrand7130/
Faranova7121/
Farahsen719/
Farhaten716/
Farhaaan715/
Farahyna714/
Farahsin712/
Farrasin711/
Farrahan711/
Faraitin711/
Fairaind711/
Farhahan711/
Farahien711/
Farraain711/
Fearon6713,204/
Faroun677,524/
Forand671,990/
Varhan671,817/
Forhan671,753/
Farron67860/
Forgan67809/
Farone67804/
Forzan67723/
Fairon67461/
Varain67406/
Farham67367/
Fauron67291/
Forant67243/
Forain67228/
Faroon67203/
Pharan67180/
Verang67134/
Forane67126/
Farram67104/
Pharasing6786/
Fargon6774/
Fayram6765/
Fouran6763/
Fahron6761/
Farzon6760/
Varank6756/
Vairan6755/
Faraum6751/
Varran6744/
Faraim6742/
Ferong6734/
Farrán6723/
Forean6720/
Varong6717/
Varayn6715/
Võrang6715/
Fohran6710/
Vahran677/
Farankova676/
Fairam676/
Feiran675/
Varean675/
Fairaysen674/
Fayron674/
Farhanová673/
Forran673/
Faraam673/
Fooran673/
Vaaran673/
Faaram672/
Faroyn672/
Ferank672/
Faaron672/
Farhaheen671/
Farond671/
Fajron671/
Fuoran671/
Forann671/
Farhon671/
Fotran671/
Varaan671/
Farràn671/
Fasron671/
Farhassin671/
Faronq671/
Farah'ain671/
Faront670/
Faronk670/
Farohn670/

Farang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farang in the Tibetan language
ཕ་རང་parang-
Farang in the Hindi language
फरंगpharanga-
Farang in the Marathi language
फरांगpharanga-
Farang in the Russian language
Фарангfarang-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farang
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