Farka Surname

225,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Farka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger7781:24,6681,470
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Czechia2091:50,8788,528
Nigeria2011:881,30738,450
Albania851:34,2835,138
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Austria461:185,11823,639
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
England61:9,286,343223,652
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

The alternate forms: Fárka (34) are calculated separately.

Farka (262) may also be a first name.

Farka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farka (Arabic: فاركا, Hindi: फारका) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Fárka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farka? popularity and diffusion

Farka is the 225,102nd most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,035,186 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Farka are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Farka is also the 549,774th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 262 people.

The surname Farka is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 24,668. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 65 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 16 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 15 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 18 percent are found and Czechia, where 12 percent are found.

Farka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farka last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

Farka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fárka9334/
Farkha91688/
Farkač9192/
Farkaș9164/
Farkah9152/
Farkaj9138/
Farkay9137/
Farkai9131/
Fearka9121/
Farkaş9114/
Farkaľ9112/
Farkoa918/
Farkaś916/
Farkhah83170/
Farkach83136/
Feareka8391/
Farkatt8314/
Faireka8310/
Farkhaj837/
Fairkas832/
Fargkas832/
Farkhay831/
Farkkay831/
Ffarkaš831/
Farki801,048/
Farca80710/
Varka80593/
Ferka80470/
Farke80277/
Forka80268/
Farko8070/
Farky8019/
Farqa8012/
Farkasch77145/
Farkhait774/
Farkhass774/
Farkhash773/
Farcas7316,003/
Farcaş732,024/
Farcaș731,371/
Ferkah73695/
Farcau73526/
Ferkaa73487/
Forkay73418/
Ferkha73370/
Fourka73354/
Ferkau73138/
Farkhi73104/
Forkah7392/
Farkos7350/
Ferkai7350/
Farkey7334/
Farcat7328/
Varkka7324/
Varkha7320/
Farkáš7320/
Farkou7319/
Farkho7314/
Farqat7313/
Forkap7313/
Farcke7312/
Varkay7311/
Varkaa7310/
Farqad738/
Varcka737/
Farcah735/
Farkih735/
Vargka735/
Farqaz734/
Farqha733/
Farkys733/
Faurki732/
Varkai732/
Fharke731/
Fairke731/
Farkhe731/
Farkoy731/
Farkoz731/
Farrke731/
Forkea731/
Forkoa731/
Vaarka731/
Farqah731/
Farqay731/
Farqki731/
Farkio731/
Farkyo731/
Farcad731/
Farcaû731/
Ferkaľ731/
Farcaz731/
Ferkaj731/
Vearka730/
Farkaľová717/
Farkatsch711/
Farkouh671,005/
Fourkas67248/
Forkash67190/
Farkosh67164/
Farcash6712/
Fharkis678/
Farkhoy674/
Farcait674/
Farqash673/
Farkhei673/
Farkhou673/
Farkout673/
Farkood672/
Fharker671/
Faurkhi671/
Farkooh671/
Farkouj671/
Farquad671/
Forkatz671/
Farkchi671/
Farkhey671/
Farkhoo671/
Farcais671/
Farceau671/
Fourkah671/
Farkhio671/
Farquay670/

Farka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farka in the Hindi language
फारकाpharaka50
फरकाpharaka50
Farka in the Arabic language
فاركاfarka-

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