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 most common in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farkana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Farkana occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Farkana are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname Farkana is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 5,510,383. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 63 percent live and Central Java, where 38 percent live. Beside Indonesia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 21 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farkana
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