Farkar Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Liberia

Farkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
India71:109,580,769786,157
Liberia61:734,75629,369
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Farkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farkar (Hindi: फर्कार, Marathi: फारकर) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Farkar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Farkar occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Farkar are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

Farkar is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,535,650. In Iran Farkar is primarily found in: Gilan Province, where 48 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 30 percent are found and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent are found and Liberia, where 8 percent are found.

Farkar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Farkar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Farkar last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farkar Last Name Statistics demography

Farkar earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.28% less than the national average, earning $24,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farkhar9247/
Farkard929/
Farkhare861/
Farkhahr861/
Farqukar861/
Farkhaur860/
Varkar831,814/
Farkor8315/
Ferkar833/
Forkar831/
Farkour771,135/
Vairkar77773/
Farquar77118/
Farkhor7786/
Vharkar7755/
Farqhar7721/
Pharkar772/
Vaarkar771/
Vaerkar771/
Vajrkar771/
Fourkar771/
Forkart770/
Forkard770/
Farkhour71199/
Farkhoor7123/
Farquahr7111/
Farquard717/
Forkarth716/
Forkardt716/
Farquart714/
Farquaar712/
Vajhrkar711/
Faurcard711/
Vaharkar711/
Farquear710/
Varcar67185/
Vorkar6764/
Farquahar6725/
Verkar6722/
Forkor676/
Varkor671/
Farquhard671/
Farquarth671/
Farquhair670/
Farquhart670/

Farkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farkar in the Hindi language
फर्कारpharkara-
Farkar in the Marathi language
फारकरpharakara-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Farkar
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