Fard Surname

38,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Fard Surname User-submission:

The word came from Arabic farḍ 'religious duty'.

Fard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran11,5911:6,624922
United States7431:487,83241,220
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Canada1751:210,54620,414
England1071:520,73032,731
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Germany841:958,39866,883
United Arab Emirates741:123,81410,355
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Australia421:642,75544,739
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Yemen261:1,016,35711,550
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Norway251:205,69123,411
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
France191:3,495,933219,029
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
India61:127,844,230863,365
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Färd (16) are calculated separately.

Fard (2,461) may also be a first name.

Fard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The word came from Arabic farḍ 'religious duty'.

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Fard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fard (Arabic: عفرد, Hindi: फर्द, Russian: Фард) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Färd. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fard is the 38,115th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 527,739 people. The surname Fard occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Fard are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 149,078th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 2,461 people.

The surname Fard is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 11,591 people, or 1 in 6,624. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent live, Fars Province, where 13 percent live and Gilan Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Iran this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Morocco, where 4 percent live.

Fard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fard surname rose 1,218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,189 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fard last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland and Sunni (91%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Fard are 5.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.7% registered with the party.

The amount Fard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.73% less than the national average, earning 225,895 kr per year; in United States they earn 23.37% more than the national average, earning $53,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.5% more than the national average, earning $55,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Färd9216/
Faird89248/
Feard8941/
Faurd8912/
Farrd895/
Fards894/
Farhd892/
Fajrd892/
Faard891/
Pfard891/
Farïd891/
Hfard891/
Fardd891/
Fardh891/
Fardt890/
Far8616,278/
Faired80215/
Faerrd804/
Fahard801/
Farrds800/
Fairds800/
Ford75350,371/
Farr7544,866/
Fair7530,385/
Fajr7511,748/
Faur7510,751/
Fare758,412/
Farh758,057/
Fear756,345/
Fahr754,005/
Vard75557/
Farz75385/
Ferd75277/
Fart7547/
Faar7547/
Fatr7534/
Fayr7520/
Fasr758/
Farì756/
Fgar755/
Pfar754/
Ffar754/
Farp752/
Fhar752/
Åfar751/
Faár751/
Farø751/
Hfar751/
Fardová7384/
Farehed734/
Fardova733/
Fairhed731/
Faure6784,624/
Farre679,771/
Foord674,691/
Pfarr672,524/
Faire67670/
Feare67304/
Pfaar67303/
Fahar67225/
Fords67183/
Farte67130/
Fayre67125/
Farth67122/
Fahur6789/
Veard6764/
Fourd6757/
Vaird6750/
Feahr6743/
Phard6741/
Fordt6740/
Faurt6732/
Vardh6730/
Fohrd6725/
Vaard6725/
Pferd6724/
Feart6723/
Pfaur6719/
Farht6715/
Farhe6715/
Fahrt6714/
Fford679/
Faaar679/
Pfare678/
Fordd677/
Fhair677/
Fatrh674/
Farts674/
Fordh673/
Fausr673/
Fartz673/
Fairr672/
Foerd672/
Hffar672/
Farhh672/
Faarh672/
Fearr671/
Forrd671/
Pfarz671/
Pffar671/
Pford671/
Ferrd671/
Fgaar671/
Fgaur671/
Fhare671/
Fharp671/
Fherd671/
Faihr671/
Fairp671/
Faitr671/
Faarr671/
Farrh671/
Foird671/
Wford671/
Vaerd671/
Faare671/
Faair671/
Faert671/
Fârïd671/
Farrr671/
Farzh671/
Farzz671/
Faarø671/
Fau'r671/
Fgair671/
Hford671/
Fairz671/
Fajrh671/
Fajrr671/
Fhart670/
Fargy670/
Fharr670/
Fairt670/
Farhs670/
Fahrr670/
Faurr670/
Pfair670/
Ferdt670/
Fairh670/
Fartt670/
Fauhr670/
Farrt670/

Fard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fard in the Hindi language
फर्दpharda55.56
फारदpharada22.22
फरादpharada11.11
फरदpharada11.11
Fard in the Russian language
Фардfard-
Fard in the Arabic language
عفردfrd-
فاردfard-

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