Farrán Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Farrán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farrán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Farran (8,051) & Farràn (1) are calculated separately.

Farrán Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farrán occurs most in Spain. It may also be rendered as a variant: Farran or Farràn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrán? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Farrán are found; 61 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most common in Spain, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,596,310. In Spain Farrán is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 46 percent live, Madrid, where 31 percent live and Castile and León, where 23 percent live. Outside of Spain Farrán occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 35 percent live and Andorra, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farran948,051/
Farràn941/
Farron83860/
Farrant775,418/
Farrand773,474/
Faerron77268/
Farrone7772/
Fearron7727/
Farrong7722/
Farrane778/
Farrain774/
Farroon774/
Farruon772/
Farranc771/
Faerrón771/
Farroun771/
Farrhan771/
Farront770/
Farrond770/
Farrann770/
Faron736,209/
Faran733,108/
Ferán732/
Forán731/
Varán731/
Fearrand7130/
Farraain711/
Farrahan711/
Farrasin711/
Farhan67333,435/
Ferron6716,517/
Fearon6713,204/
Ferran679,064/
Farzan677,892/
Faroun677,524/
Varron672,013/
Farone67804/
Farang67566/
Farand67507/
Fairon67461/
Fauron67291/
Fahran67262/
Faroon67203/
Farant67201/
Farane67121/
Fajran67115/
Farram67104/
Fauran6784/
Fargon6774/
Farain6772/
Ferrón6763/
Fahron6761/
Farzon6760/
Farean6750/
Varran6744/
Forron6731/
Faraan6729/
Faraun6726/
Fargan6723/
Farahn6715/
Fairan6713/
Fharan6710/
Faranh679/
Fatran678/
Forzán676/
Farong676/
Farajn676/
Faeron676/
Fearan675/
Fayron674/
Farrão673/
Forran673/
Faaran673/
Faroyn672/
Faaron672/
Farrom671/
Farann671/
Farond671/
Fajron671/
Farrheine671/
Faeran671/
Farhon671/
Fayran671/
Fasron671/
Faronq671/
Ferròn671/
Faront670/
Farohn670/

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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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  • 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 Farrán
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