Farman Surname

18,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Jersey

Farman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Firmin,' 'Farman,' or 'Ferman.' In Domesday Farman and Farmannus. The great home of this name and all its varied forms was Norfolk. From hence it extended as Firmin into Essex.

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Farman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan15,0661:11,857828
India4,5111:170,04310,513
Iraq3,0291:11,562867
Afghanistan1,7781:18,084986
England9511:58,5897,013
Syria8261:23,3671,646
United States7651:473,80340,248
Indonesia3811:347,11130,049
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1701:53,8965,278
France1251:531,38273,029
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Scotland871:61,5385,001
Iran811:947,93244,636
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Australia491:550,93340,757
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Norway211:244,87126,357
Wales191:162,87011,152
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Burkina Faso141:1,310,86411,575
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5591:43,6055,449
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4211:119,28411,655

The alternate forms: Färman (2) are calculated separately.

Farman (122,238) may also be a first name.

Farman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Firmin,' 'Farman,' or 'Ferman.' In Domesday Farman and Farmannus. The great home of this name and all its varied forms was Norfolk. From hence it extended as Firmin into Essex. In these districts the surname is still common. It is curious to note that the form Fayerman still exists.

Adam fil. Phareman, Fines Roll, 7 Ric.

John Fayerman, Norfolk, 1273 Hundred Rolls.

Richard Fayrman, Norfolk, ibid.

Walter Fayrman, vicar of Lakenham, Norfolk, 1369: History of Norfolk.

Farman Alberd, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1325: ibid.

This same individual is found as Fairman Alberd, 1306 (M).

John fil. Fermin de Amyas, 9 Edward II: Freemen of York.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 the Domesday Farman, Anglo-Saxon Færman [Old English fair, a journey, travel + man]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Fairman, Farman or Farmannus is however personal in Domesd.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Either fireman, or ferd-mon, Anglo-Saxon, a soldier.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(German.) Fuhr—mann, master of a ferry—boat.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Ferdmon, a soldier.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Farman: a ferryman.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Farman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farman (Arabic: فارمان, Bengali: ফরমান, Hindi: फरमान, Marathi: फरमान, Oriya: ଫରମାନ, Russian: Фарман) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Färman. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,917th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 250,173 people. Farman is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Farman reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 8,459th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 122,238 people.

The last name Farman is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 15,066 people, or 1 in 11,857. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 41 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 39 percent are found and Sindh, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan it is found in 72 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and Iraq, where 10 percent are found.

Farman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farman has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Farman last name increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 182 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 967 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Farman surname are 8.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Farman earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.46% less than the national average, earning 223,351 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,762 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning R 180,060 per year; in United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $46,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Färman942/
Fairman925,787/
Farmaan922,848/
Farmand92795/
Faerman92765/
Fearman92229/
Farmane92176/
Fahrman92172/
Farmain92101/
Farmann9217/
Farhman927/
Farzman927/
Farrman922/
Farmhan922/
Fharman922/
Farmman922/
Farmahn921/
Farmang921/
Fayrman920/
Farhmand86332/
Fahrmann86148/
Faermann8676/
Farmahan8657/
Fairmann867/
Farmaten862/
Farhmann861/
Farmhand861/
Farmmand861/
D'Farman861/
Faehrman860/
Feahrman860/
Forman8327,403/
Ferman8310,385/
Varman838,854/
Farmon8320/
Farmam831/
Fórman831/
Förman831/
Farmanova803,673/
Faehrmann80434/
Farmahten801/
Farmanová801/
Fehrman771,205/
Fourman771,058/
Formann77704/
Fohrman77447/
Fermann77249/
Feirman77133/
Vaerman77118/
Varmaan77114/
Foerman77105/
Varmman77105/
Feerman7763/
Foorman7755/
Fairmon7751/
Pharman7728/
Feurman7724/
Fermain7720/
Föhrman7718/
Vaarman7718/
Vahrman7715/
Varmann7714/
Forhman7713/
Farmham7713/
Formand7710/
Formane7710/
Ferhman779/
Ferrman777/
Formman776/
Varmain775/
Pferman775/
Varrman774/
Fherman774/
Formant773/
Formean773/
Forrman773/
Formain773/
Farrmon772/
Farmoon772/
Fermaan772/
Farmont772/
Vearman771/
Faermon771/
Farmond771/
Formank771/
Fahrmon770/
Fairmam770/
Farmhon770/
Fermean770/
Pforman770/
Fehrmann714,647/
Fährmann711,167/
Fohrmann71700/
Fairmont71400/
Fourmand71395/
Vaarmann71191/
Fourmann71185/
Fourhman71136/
Formatin7169/
Vahrmann7165/
Pferrman7146/
Fermahan7124/
Phearman7124/
Föhrmann7118/
Formagne7112/
Ferhmann719/
Fourmane715/
Farmount714/
Fourmant714/
Farrmond712/
Formanck712/
Pharmaan711/
Pfferman711/
Fouhrman711/
Foorhman711/
Feurmann711/
Pharmand711/
Faurmond711/
Fehrmaun711/
Formacin711/
Formaine711/
Fairmond710/
Fourmain710/
Forhmann710/
Feuhrman710/
Feirhman710/
Fearmond710/
Feihrman710/
Farmonova675,439/
Verman671,803/
Formanová671,158/
Fermon671,052/
Formon67919/
Vorman67457/
Formanova6795/
Varmon6725/
Feihrmann6718/
Formaggin6716/
Värman679/
Vörman678/
Formam677/
Foehrmann676/
Fairmount674/
Formán671/
Fermón671/
Feuhrmann670/
Pferrmann670/

Farman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farman in the Bengali language
ফরমানpharamana-
Farman in the Hindi language
फरमानpharamana99.14
फ़रमानfaramana0.13
फर्मनpharmana0.1
फर्मानpharmana0.07
फारमांpharamam0.01
फामानphamana0.01
फरमाpharama0.01
फार्मानpharmana0.01
Farman in the Marathi language
फरमानpharamana96.76
उसमानusamana0.29
यािमनyaimana0.29
Farman in the Oriya language
ଫରମାନpharamana66.67
ଫରମାନ୍pharaman33.33
Farman in the Russian language
Фарманfarman-
Farman in the Arabic language
فارمانfarman-
فرمانfrman-

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