Farban Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Farban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2001:160,7663,339
Iraq1361:257,5125,426
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Farban (211) may also be a first name.

Farban Last Name Facts

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

Farban (Hindi: फरबान, Russian: Фарбан) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farban? popularity and diffusion

Farban is the 793,288th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Farban live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 622,565th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 211 people.

The last name Farban is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 160,766. In Afghanistan Farban is most frequent in: Badakhshan, where 33 percent live, Kabul, where 22 percent live and Takhar, where 9 percent live. Beside Afghanistan this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 38 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farbain9231/
Farband9223/
Fairban920/
Farbank920/
Fairbain8631/
Fairband8610/
Farbagne868/
Farbeann868/
Fairbane865/
Fairbahn861/
Fairbean860/
Farrbank860/
Fairbant860/
Farwan832,996/
Varban83872/
Farbon8380/
Faruan8323/
Forban8310/
Ferban839/
Farvan838/
Fairbaine801/
Fairbasen800/
Farwane771,291/
Forbang77487/
Fatruan77140/
Fasrvan7761/
Fasrwan7722/
Fharwan778/
Varbean775/
Varbaan774/
Varbhan772/
Farzwan772/
Farwahn771/
Fharvan771/
Forbane771/
Forbain771/
Farboun771/
Farbein771/
Farwanh771/
Farvand771/
Faruang771/
Farbone771/
Farbonk771/
Farwain771/
Faarvang71155/
Farouhan7119/
Pharbang714/
Fairbaim714/
Fasrhwan713/
Fairuang711/
Farruane711/
Fairbone711/
Fairbonn710/
Farguhan710/
Verban67228/
Vârban6744/
Forbon6711/
Varuan673/
Farvon673/
Varvan673/
Ferbon672/
Vărban672/
Varbon672/
Foruan671/
Varwan671/
Farwam671/
Faruam670/

Farban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farban in the Hindi language
फरबानpharabana-
Farban in the Russian language
Фарбанfarban-

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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 Farban
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