Farkana Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Palestine

Farkana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farkana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Palestine91:505,42812,843
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Farkana (32) may also be a first name.

Farkana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farkana (Bengali: ফরকানা, Hindi: फरकाना) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farkana? popularity and diffusion

Farkana is the 3,017,195th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Farkana live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Farkana is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 32 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 5,510,383. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 63 percent reside and Central Java, where 38 percent reside. Beside Indonesia Farkana is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 21 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farkhana9334/
Farkanah9314/
Farkhanah8849/
Farkane86213/
Farkona8679/
Farqana866/
Farkani862/
Farkhani801,481/
Farkonas8088/
Farcanea8062/
Farkaini8026/
Fargkani8023/
Farcanha804/
Farkhane804/
Farkhany801/
Forkhana801/
Forkanah801/
Farkaneh801/
Fourkanga75304/
Fargkanis7551/
Farkhaneh752/
Varkani71115/
Farcane7141/
Fercana7131/
Forkani7120/
Verkana7113/
Forkane7112/
Forkena716/
Farkoni715/
Farcani714/
Farqane712/
Farqani712/
Forcana711/
Vorkana711/
Farcona711/
Varkane711/
Farkhonaah711/
Fourkane67351/
Fourkani67138/
Varkhani6723/
Forkonas675/
Forkhani672/
Farkonis671/
Farkhoni671/
Farkhone671/
Varkanou671/
Varkaneh671/
Forkenah671/
Farqaneh671/

Farkana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farkana in the Bengali language
ফরকানাpharakana-
Farkana in the Hindi language
फरकानाpharakana91.67
फारकानाpharakana8.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farkana
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