Farran Surname
Approximately 8,051 people bear this surname
Farran Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Farrimond.
Henry Ferant, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Ferrant, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Benedict Feraunt, Norfolk, ibid.
Ferentus Balistarius, Hampshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameFarran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,550 | 1:19,907 | 2,763 |
| Lebanon | 1,432 | 1:3,937 | 730 |
| United States | 1,157 | 1:313,275 | 28,675 |
| Spain | 1,112 | 1:42,043 | 4,049 |
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| Argentina | 441 | 1:96,924 | 8,150 |
| England | 288 | 1:193,465 | 17,079 |
| France | 265 | 1:250,652 | 38,735 |
| Chile | 136 | 1:129,533 | 4,587 |
| Venezuela | 133 | 1:227,098 | 5,853 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Palestine | 64 | 1:71,076 | 6,019 |
| Jordan | 52 | 1:170,047 | 8,882 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Syria | 32 | 1:603,157 | 5,622 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Andorra | 22 | 1:3,811 | 733 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 36 | 1:123,052 | 7,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 213 | 1:114,438 | 11,110 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 316 | 1:158,920 | 14,556 |
The alternate forms: Farrán (23) & Farràn (1) are calculated separately.
Farran (415) may also be a first name.
Farran Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Farrimond.
Henry Ferant, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Ferrant, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Benedict Feraunt, Norfolk, ibid.
Ferentus Balistarius, Hampshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. From some place of the name in Normandy. Ferrand is still found about Skipton, where for several centuries the Ferrand family were Wardens of the castle.
John Feraunt, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Hugo de Faraunt. 1334, vicar of Carlton-in-Craven: Whitaker, History Craven.
A clipped form of Farrand or Ferrand, q.v.; and there has prob. been confusion with Fearon, q.v.
The English form of Ferdinandus, Spanish Fernandez, Italian Ferando, O. French Ferant. Camden says that these forms are corruptions of Bertran or Bertram, which I doubt.
Farran Demographics
Average Male Farran Height
173.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Farran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farran (Arabic: الفران, Hindi: फर्रान, Russian: Фарран) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Farrán or Farràn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farran? popularity and diffusion
The last name Farran is the 62,361st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 905,173 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 42 percent of Farran reside; 41 percent reside in West Asia and 21 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Farran is also the 422,034th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 415 people.
The surname Farran is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,550 people, or 1 in 19,907. Barring Saudi Arabia it occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Farran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Farran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Farran surname expanded 366 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 56 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Farran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Farran last name is primarily Anglican (56%) in Ireland and Shiite (72%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Farran surname are 15.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.4% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Farran earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 63.24% more than the national average, earning 564,937 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $48,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.33% more than the national average, earning $60,778 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farran in the Hindi language | ||
| फर्रान | pharrana | - |
| Farran in the Russian language | ||
| Фарран | farran | - |
| Farran in the Arabic language | ||
| الفران | alfran | - |
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