Farfan Surname

5,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Farfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru30,1151:1,055151
Venezuela14,6071:2,068359
Mexico12,9821:9,561993
Argentina11,3291:3,773453
Colombia10,9611:4,359683
Bolivia5,3631:1,980364
Chile4,2971:4,100572
Ecuador4,0331:3,944669
United States3,0661:118,21912,705
Spain1,3551:34,5033,449
Guatemala1,2311:13,0651,281
Trinidad and Tobago2661:5,128826
El Salvador2531:25,0751,012
Brazil1531:1,399,17947,255
Cuba1521:75,8072,605
Canada791:466,40040,200
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Paraguay601:120,6122,672
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia281:964,13257,058
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Guam251:6,405908
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Panama131:300,9437,078
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
France41:16,605,680368,153
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

The alternate forms: Farfán (443), Farfàn (19), Farfân (1), Fárfan (1) & Fàrfan (1) are calculated separately.

Farfan (104) may also be a first name.

Farfan Last Name Facts

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

Farfan (Hindi: फरफान, Russian: Фарфан) is found most frequently in Peru. It may also appear in the variant forms: Farfán, Farfàn, Farfân, Fárfan or Fàrfan. For other possible spellings of Farfan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farfan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,620th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,379 people. Farfan is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Farfan are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 39 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 925,156th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 104 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Peru, where it is borne by 30,115 people, or 1 in 1,055. In Peru it is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 30 percent reside, Piura Region, where 24 percent reside and Cusco Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Peru Farfan exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 15 percent reside and Mexico, where 13 percent reside.

Farfan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farfan surname are 43.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farfan earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,019 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $25,300,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $40,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $50,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farfán94443/
Farfàn9419/
Farfân941/
Fárfan941/
Fàrfan941/
Farffan921/
Farfann921/
Fairfan920/
Fairfane860/
Fairfant860/
Farfam837/
Forfan837/
Varfan836/
Ferfan834/
Farfon832/
Forfang77256/
Farfone7755/
Farffán771/
Pharfand711/
Ferfon6732/
Farfánová673/
Forfon671/
Forfam671/
Forfham622/
Varphan621/
Forphan621/
Fourfoune531/
Verfon501/

Farfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farfan in the Hindi language
फरफानpharaphana-
Farfan in the Russian language
Фарфанfarfan-

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Footnotes

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