Farouan Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Benin

Farouan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farouan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Benin51:2,067,12068,069

Farouan (16) may also be a first name.

Farouan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farouan is most common in Iran. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farouan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Farouan are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Farouan is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.

The surname Farouan is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,742,233. In Iran Farouan is primarily concentrated in: Fars Province, where 50 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 43 percent are found and Hamadan Province, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Iran this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farouhan9319/
Farouane934/
Faroan921/
Faraoun86343/
Faruhan8624/
Faroane862/
Faruhaan8021/
Forouhan8010/
Faraoune803/
Fargohan801/
Farohoun801/
Farguhan800/
Faraon776,138/
Faraón777/
Varoan772/
Foroan772/
Farohatin757/
Fearaoune751/
Faraone716,184/
Pharoan7194/
Faryean7126/
Farajon717/
Fareyon716/
Farahon713/
Faraoon713/
Faraaon713/
Foruhan712/
Forohan712/
Varohan712/
Faroyon712/
Foroang711/
Farraon711/
Farauon711/
Faraean711/
Farajian673,792/
Farajyan6764/
Faharoon6739/
Pharuean679/
Faragian677/
Pharaoun674/
Farraone672/
Fouraoun671/
Farahhan671/

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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 Farouan
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