Faruna Surname
Approximately 4,434 people bear this surname
Faruna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,413 | 1:40,141 | 3,196 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Faruna (749) may also be a first name.
Faruna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faruna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faruna (Bengali: ফরুনা, Hindi: फारूना, Marathi: फरुना) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faruna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Faruna is the 105,570th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,643,560 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Faruna reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 300,342nd most common first name at a global level, held by 749 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,413 people, or 1 in 40,141. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 80 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live and Kaduna, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faruna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faruna in the Bengali language | ||
| ফরুনা | pharuna | - |
| Faruna in the Marathi language | ||
| फरुना | pharuna | - |
| Faruna in the Hindi language | ||
| फारूना | pharuna | 48 |
| फारुना | pharuna | 44 |
| फरूना | pharuna | 8 |
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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 Faruna
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