Farkaš Surname

66,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Farkaš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farkaš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2,8161:2,537345
Slovakia2,4261:2,20074
Croatia1,2851:3,291312
Czechia5131:20,7283,172
Slovenia4821:5,1611,029
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

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 surname Farkaš is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Farkas, Farkáš, Farkaş or Farkaś. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farkaš? popularity and diffusion

The surname Farkaš is the 66,135th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 966,134 people. The surname Farkaš is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Farkaš reside; 61 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Farkaš is also the 2,368,944th most common first name globally, held by 21 people.

It is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is carried by 2,816 people, or 1 in 2,537. In Serbia Farkaš is most numerous in: North Bačka District, where 26 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 20 percent are found and North Banat District, where 19 percent are found. Not including Serbia Farkaš is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 32 percent are found and Croatia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farkas94101,117/
Farkáš9420/
Farkaş9414/
Farkaś946/
Ffarkaš921/
Varkaš83169/
Farkač8392/
Farkaj8338/
Farkaz8316/
Farkac8311/
Farkašova8014/
Farkash771,574/
Farkhas77548/
Farkase77197/
Farkach77136/
Farkass7775/
Farkhaj777/
Farkazh774/
Fairkas772/
Fargkas772/
Farkasch71145/
Farkhass714/
Farkhash713/
Farkache713/
Farcas6716,003/
Farcaş672,024/
Farkasová671,559/
Varkas67278/
Farkasova67268/
Forkas67112/
Farkos6750/
Farkášová675/
Farqaz674/
Farkoz671/
Farkatsch671/
Farcaz671/

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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 Farkaš
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