Farshad Surname

78,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Farshad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farshad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5,0251:15,2802,004
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Afghanistan1781:180,6363,558
United States841:4,314,987229,510
India831:9,241,752184,052
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Farshad (80,763) may also be a first name.

Farshad Last Name Facts

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

Farshad (Arabic: فرشاد, Hindi: फर्शद, Russian: Фаршад) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farshad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 78,842nd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,176,549 people. Farshad occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Farshad are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 12,249th most common first name on earth, borne by 80,763 people.

The surname Farshad is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 5,025 people, or 1 in 15,280. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 25 percent reside, Fars Province, where 9 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Iran this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 12 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 3 percent reside.

Farshad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Farshad last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farshad earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.4% more than the national average, earning $51,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.49% more than the national average, earning $69,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farshaad9324/
Farshadz9310/
Farshadh931/
Farshaid931/
Farschad931/
Farshadp931/
Farsad922,470/
Farsha92617/
Farsaad86706/
Farshah86356/
Farhzad8662/
Varshad8636/
Farshat863/
Farssad862/
Forshad861/
Farshay861/
Fershad861/
Farsadh861/
Faursha860/
Farsa83524/
Farshash8064/
Farshath8030/
Farchaud8029/
Forshaid8012/
Farshait803/
Farshaha803/
Farshgah801/
Farzshat801/
Fershaud801/
Faurshea800/
Farzad775,446/
Varsha773,971/
Farjad771,736/
Forsha77382/
Farsat77348/
Farcha77183/
Farsai7796/
Farsah7757/
Farsia7728/
Farsho776/
Farsaz773/
Farsoh772/
Farssa771/
Fersad771/
Farxad771/
Farsay771/
Varsad771/
Farcad771/
Farshahah751/
Forshay71467/
Farshatova71256/
Farsath71132/
Farchat71124/
Farsood71117/
Farjaud71103/
Farjaad7150/
Varshay7148/
Farsash7148/
Varshah7140/
Foursha7140/
Forshea7122/
Fardjad7115/
Farzaad7110/
Farshey718/
Farsoud714/
Faursat713/
Fayrzad713/
Varshaa713/
Farsosh712/
Farssat711/
Faharsa711/
Foorsha711/
Farshou711/
Farshoo711/
Farshahaie711/
Farsait711/
Vershad711/
Varshha711/
Varshai711/
Fersaud711/
Varsa673,114/
Farza671,686/
Farca67710/
Farja67140/
Farshout67122/
Forsa67106/
Farso6777/
Farshjoo6745/
Farsoods6726/
Farchach679/
Forshait675/
Farshouh675/
Foursaud672/
Farça672/
Forshayt672/
Farzhauy671/
Farchaus671/
Farzsath671/
Farsoodh671/
Farchaux671/

Farshad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farshad in the Hindi language
फर्शदpharsada-
Farshad in the Russian language
Фаршадfarsad-
Farshad in the Arabic language
فرشادfrshad-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farshad
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