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 last name Farouan has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Farouan.

How Common Is The Last Name Farouan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Farouan reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Farouan is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

The last name Farouan is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 2,742,233. In Iran Farouan is most frequent in: Fars Province, where 50 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 43 percent are found and Hamadan Province, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname is found in one country. It also occurs 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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