Farcaş Surname

205,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Farcaş Surname User-submission:

The surname Farcas comes from the Hungarian word for 'wolf'.

Farcaş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,0231:9,9251,306
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Farcas (16,003), Farcaș (1,371), Fărcaş (548), Farcăş (2), Fărcaș (272), Fărcăş (2), Fărcas (2) & Fărcăș (31) are calculated separately.

Farcaş Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Farcas comes from the Hungarian word for 'wolf'.

- elijahfarcas

Farcaş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farcaş is most common in Romania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Farcas, Farcaș, Fărcaş, Farcăş, Fărcaș, Fărcăş, Fărcas or Fărcăș. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farcaş? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 205,095th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,600,566 people. The last name Farcaş is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Farcaş live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 2,023 people, or 1 in 9,925. In Romania Farcaş is most prevalent in: Mureș County, where 16 percent reside, Neamț County, where 15 percent reside and Bacău County, where 9 percent reside. Other than Romania it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farcas9416,003/
Farcaș941,371/
Fărcaş94548/
Farcăş942/
Farca91710/
Fărcaș89272/
Fărcăş892/
Fărcas892/
Farcau83526/
Fărcăș8331/
Farcat8328/
Farkaş8314/
Farcah835/
Forcaş831/
Farcaû831/
Farcad831/
Farcaz831/
Farcash7712/
Farcait774/
Farcias771/
Farcais771/
Farcaåž771/
Farceau771/
Farka731,806/
Forca731,424/
Varca73878/
Farco73305/
Farqa7312/
Farcasse7111/
Farchach719/
Farcache714/
Farchaus711/
Farcaova711/
Farchace710/
Farkas67101,117/
Farkaš677,543/
Farkha67688/
Varcas67414/
Farjas67288/
Forcat67275/
Farcoz67258/
Farcot67188/
Farkač6792/
Farkaș6764/
Farzas6752/
Farkah6752/
Farcos6749/
Forcoş6744/
Farsac6741/
Farkaj6738/
Farkay6737/
Farkai6731/
Farcey6723/
Fearka6721/
Farkaz6716/
Farqat6713/
Farkaľ6712/
Farkac6711/
Farkoa678/
Fercas678/
Forcas678/
Farqad678/
Varcka677/
Farkaś676/
Farqaz674/
Farzaj674/
Fairco673/
Farqha673/
Farsaz673/
Farzaz672/
Farjac672/
Farjaj671/
Farzoc671/
Farcoo671/
Farqay671/
Farqah671/
Forcad670/
Forcea670/
Fourca670/

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