Farkash Surname

251,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Farkash Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) One who lived at the sign of the wolf; one with wolf-like qualities.

Farkash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5791:78,62311,229
United States3821:948,84570,809
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
Canada611:604,02649,778
Libya361:173,444826
Hungary201:490,81431,291
England201:2,785,90397,972
Israel191:450,40234,739
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Farkash (29) may also be a first name.

Farkash Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hungarian) One who lived at the sign of the wolf; one with wolf-like qualities.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Farkash Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farkash (Arabic: فاركاش, Russian: Фаркаш) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farkash? popularity and diffusion

Farkash is the 251,650th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,629,953 people. The last name Farkash occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Farkash are found; 43 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 42 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 29 people.

The surname Farkash is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 78,623. In Ukraine Farkash is most numerous in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 70 percent are found, Odessa Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Beside Ukraine this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Egypt, where 17 percent are found.

Farkash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Farkash surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farkash earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.8% more than the national average, earning $47,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $47,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farkasch93145/
Farkhash933/
Farkas92101,117/
Farkatsch881/
Farkhas86548/
Farkase86197/
Forkash86190/
Farkosh86164/
Farkach86136/
Farkass8675/
Farcash8612/
Farkazh864/
Farqash863/
Fargkas862/
Fairkas862/
Varkash861/
Farkashova822/
Farkashová821/
Farkhosh8053/
Farkoush809/
Forkasch808/
Farkhass804/
Farkache803/
Farkoosh802/
Farcas7716,003/
Farkaš777,543/
Varkas77278/
Forkas77112/
Farkač7792/
Farkos7750/
Farkaj7738/
Farkaz7716/
Farkaş7714/
Farkac7711/
Ferkas777/
Farkaś776/
Farkasová751,559/
Farkasova75268/
Farkhoush7512/
Forkatsch752/
Farkhoosh751/
Forkosh711,335/
Fourkas71248/
Verkash7188/
Forcash7130/
Farkhaj717/
Varkaus714/
Farkous713/
Pharkas712/
Vargkas712/
Farcais711/
Ffarkaš711/
Varkesh711/
Ferkesh711/
Farcasse6711/
Verkhash6711/
Fourkach679/
Pharkase674/
Farcache674/
Fourkasj672/
Farkouss672/
Varkhaus671/
Farkostt671/
Pharrkas671/
Farquhas670/

Farkash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farkash in the Russian language
Фаркашfarkas-
Farkash in the Arabic language
فاركاشfarkash-

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