Farank Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Farank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Farank (33) may also be a first name.

Farank Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farank (Hindi: फारन्क) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farank? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Farank reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 33 people.

The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,773,981. In Pakistan Farank is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 83 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 17 percent live. Not including Pakistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Farank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farank has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farhank9288/
Farahnk923/
Faranck921/
Fairank921/
Farangke8611/
Farang83566/
Varank8356/
Faranc833/
Ferank832/
Faronk830/
Farankova806/
Farhang7710,469/
Fargang775/
Farangs771/
Farhanq771/
Pharank771/
Fahrang771/
Farranc771/
Farhanc771/
Ferrank770/
Forgank770/
Farahang712/
Farhangh711/
Phairank711/
Varang676,439/
Ferang6731/
Forang6713/
Farong676/
Verank671/
Faronq671/
Varonk671/

Farank Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farank in the Hindi language
फारन्कpharanka-

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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 Farank
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