Farnk Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Farnk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farnk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Farnk (77) may also be a first name.

Farnk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farnk (Hindi: फारन्क) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farnk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Farnk is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Farnk reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 77 people.

Farnk is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Farnk is primarily found in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Farnk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farnk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Farnk surname declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farynk912/
Farenk911/
Fearnk911/
Farnke911/
Farnks911/
Farink910/
Farisnk831/
Farynnk831/
Farng8014/
Farnc809/
Fornk801/
Farnq801/
Farzinkh779/
Farenkpf771/
Farengke771/
Fairenks771/
Farenc73850/
Farenq73174/
Faring7391/
Fareng7338/
Ferenk734/
Farinx731/
Fernck731/
Varenk731/
Fearng730/
Ferink730/
Farenkova71119/
Farinkova716/
Farrenq67184/
Fearing67163/
Fahring6796/
Farring6763/
Fairing6733/
Farreng6728/
Faureng6722/
Faering6712/
Fauring6711/
Farrenc679/
Forenke674/
Fajring674/
Pharenk671/
Wfaring671/
Feurink671/
Ferinck671/
Fearinq671/
Farzing671/
Farieng671/
Feirnck670/
Farings670/
Varrenk670/

Farnk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farnk in the Hindi language
फारन्कpharanka-

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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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  • 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 Farnk
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