Farkáš Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Farkáš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
The alternate forms: Farkaš (7,543), Farkas (101,117), Farkaș (64), Farkaş (14) & Farkaś (6) are calculated separately.
Farkáš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farkáš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farkáš is found most in Slovakia. It can also appear as: Farkaš, Farkas, Farkaș, Farkaş or Farkaś. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Farkáš? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Farkáš reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 355,763. In Slovakia Farkáš is most common in: Košice Region, where 73 percent live and Prešov Region, where 27 percent live. Apart from Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farkaš | 94 | 7,543 | / |
| Farkas | 89 | 101,117 | / |
| Farkaș | 89 | 64 | / |
| Farkaş | 89 | 14 | / |
| Farkaś | 89 | 6 | / |
| Farkášová | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ffarkaš | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farka | 73 | 1,806 | / |
| Farko | 73 | 70 | / |
| Farkasová | 67 | 1,559 | / |
| Farkha | 67 | 688 | / |
| Varkaš | 67 | 169 | / |
| Farkač | 67 | 92 | / |
| Farkah | 67 | 52 | / |
| Farkos | 67 | 50 | / |
| Farkaj | 67 | 38 | / |
| Farkay | 67 | 37 | / |
| Farkey | 67 | 34 | / |
| Farkai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fearka | 67 | 21 | / |
| Farkou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Farkaz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Farkašova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Farkho | 67 | 14 | / |
| Farkaľ | 67 | 12 | / |
| Farkac | 67 | 11 | / |
| Farkoa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Farkaľová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Farkoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farkoy | 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 Farkáš
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