Farkaš Surname
Approximately 7,543 people bear this surname
Farkaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2,816 | 1:2,537 | 345 |
| Slovakia | 2,426 | 1:2,200 | 74 |
| Croatia | 1,285 | 1:3,291 | 312 |
| Czechia | 513 | 1:20,728 | 3,172 |
| Slovenia | 482 | 1:5,161 | 1,029 |
| North Macedonia | 9 | 1:233,497 | 14,572 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1:106,594 | 4,599 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Farkas (101,117), Farkáš (20), Farkaş (14) & Farkaś (6) are calculated separately.
Farkaš (21) may also be a first name.
Farkaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farkaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farkaš is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Farkas, Farkáš, Farkaş or Farkaś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Farkaš? popularity and diffusion
The last name Farkaš is the 66,135th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 966,134 people. Farkaš is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Farkaš are found; 61 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Farkaš is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.
It is most frequent in Serbia, where it is held by 2,816 people, or 1 in 2,537. In Serbia Farkaš is most frequent in: North Bačka District, where 26 percent live, South Bačka District, where 20 percent live and North Banat District, where 19 percent live. Aside from Serbia this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 32 percent live and Croatia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farkas | 94 | 101,117 | / |
| Farkáš | 94 | 20 | / |
| Farkaş | 94 | 14 | / |
| Farkaś | 94 | 6 | / |
| Ffarkaš | 92 | 1 | / |
| Varkaš | 83 | 169 | / |
| Farkač | 83 | 92 | / |
| Farkaj | 83 | 38 | / |
| Farkaz | 83 | 16 | / |
| Farkac | 83 | 11 | / |
| Farkašova | 80 | 14 | / |
| Farkash | 77 | 1,574 | / |
| Farkhas | 77 | 548 | / |
| Farkase | 77 | 197 | / |
| Farkach | 77 | 136 | / |
| Farkass | 77 | 75 | / |
| Farkhaj | 77 | 7 | / |
| Farkazh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fairkas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fargkas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Farkasch | 71 | 145 | / |
| Farkhass | 71 | 4 | / |
| Farkhash | 71 | 3 | / |
| Farkache | 71 | 3 | / |
| Farcas | 67 | 16,003 | / |
| Farcaş | 67 | 2,024 | / |
| Farkasová | 67 | 1,559 | / |
| Varkas | 67 | 278 | / |
| Farkasova | 67 | 268 | / |
| Forkas | 67 | 112 | / |
| Farkos | 67 | 50 | / |
| Farkášová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Farqaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Farkoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farkatsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farcaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Farkaš
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