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
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
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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