Farcas Surname

33,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Farcas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farcas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania14,5631:1,379175
Spain6211:75,2856,595
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Italy831:736,82861,221
Canada691:533,99444,923
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Belgium521:221,08928,230
Austria461:185,11823,639
France341:1,953,609166,012
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Portugal281:372,08012,265
England281:1,989,93178,001
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Greece121:923,31684,525
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Farcaş (2,024), Farcaș (1,371), Fărcas (2), Fărcaş (548), Fărcaș (272), Farcăş (2), Fărcăș (31) & Fărcăş (2) are calculated separately.

Farcas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farcas (Arabic: فاركيس) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Farcaş, Farcaș, Fărcas, Fărcaş, Fărcaș, Farcăş, Fărcăș or Fărcăş. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farcas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,181st most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 455,386 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Farcas reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 14,563 people, or 1 in 1,379. In Romania Farcas is primarily concentrated in: Mureș County, where 15 percent live, Cluj County, where 15 percent live and Bacău County, where 8 percent live. Barring Romania Farcas occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Farcas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farcas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Farcas surname grew 4,980 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farcas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Farcas last name are 4.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farcas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.63% less than the national average, earning €7,317 per year; in United States they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $47,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $52,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farcaş942,024/
Farcaș941,371/
Fărcas942/
Farcash9212/
Farcias921/
Farcais921/
Farca91710/
Fărcaş89548/
Fărcaș89272/
Farcăş892/
Farcasse8611/
Farchaus861/
Farkas83101,117/
Farcau83526/
Varcas83414/
Farjas83288/
Farzas8352/
Farcos8349/
Fărcăș8331/
Farcat8328/
Fercas838/
Forcas838/
Farcah835/
Fărcăş832/
Farcad831/
Farcaû831/
Farcaz831/
Farkash771,574/
Farkhas77548/
Farkase77197/
Farkass7775/
Farsash7748/
Forchas7733/
Forcash7730/
Forcast7713/
Varcias774/
Farcait774/
Farqash773/
Fairkas772/
Fargkas772/
Forcias772/
Farjase771/
Farscos771/
Farcois771/
Farzast771/
Farjasz771/
Farcaåž771/
Farceau771/
Farka731,806/
Forca731,424/
Varca73878/
Farco73305/
Farqa7312/
Farkasch71145/
Farshash7164/
Farchach719/
Farkhass714/
Farcache714/
Farkhash713/
Farcaova711/
Farchace710/
Farquhas710/
Farkaš677,543/
Farkasová671,559/
Farkha67688/
Forcos67434/
Varkas67278/
Forcat67275/
Farkasova67268/
Farcoz67258/
Farcot67188/
Forkas67112/
Forjas6797/
Farkač6792/
Farkaș6764/
Farkah6752/
Farkos6750/
Farkaj6738/
Farkay6737/
Farkai6731/
Farcey6723/
Fearka6721/
Farkaz6716/
Farkaş6714/
Farqat6713/
Farkaľ6712/
Varsas6711/
Farkac6711/
Varcos679/
Fourcasse679/
Farkoa678/
Farqad678/
Varcka677/
Ferkas677/
Varqas676/
Farkaś676/
Farjos675/
Varzas674/
Fercos674/
Farqaz674/
Forsas674/
Fairco673/
Farqha673/
Vercas673/
Farsaz673/
Farzaz672/
Forças671/
Farqah671/
Farqay671/
Forcaş671/
Farcoo671/
Forcad670/
Forcea670/
Fourca670/

Farcas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farcas in the Arabic language
فاركيسfarkys-

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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 Farcas
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