Farwan Surname

147,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Farwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,9061:13,8641,609
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Palestine1471:30,9454,082
Kuwait1451:26,2123,463
Jordan1231:71,8906,038
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
India61:127,844,230863,365
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Farwan (77) may also be a first name.

Farwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farwan (Arabic: فرون, Hindi: फर्सवान) occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Farwan is the 147,716th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,432,425 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Farwan live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 77 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,906 people, or 1 in 13,864. In Yemen Farwan is primarily concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 49 percent are found, 'Amran Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Amanat Al Asimah, where 17 percent are found. Besides Yemen this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent are found and Palestine, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farwane921,291/
Fasrwan9222/
Fharwan928/
Farzwan922/
Farwanh921/
Farwain921/
Farwahn921/
Fasrhwan863/
Farban83355/
Faruan8323/
Farvan838/
Ferwan831/
Farwam831/
Varwan831/
Fatruan77140/
Fasrvan7761/
Farbain7731/
Forwand7723/
Vairwan778/
Pharwan773/
Farwonh771/
Fharvan771/
Faruang771/
Farvand771/
Fairban770/
Faarvang71155/
Fairbain7131/
Farouhan7119/
Farbeann718/
Phasrwan717/
Pharwang711/
Fairbahn711/
Fourwang711/
Fairuang711/
Farruane711/
Fairbean710/
Farguhan710/
Farbon6780/
Fervan6725/
Forban6710/
Varuan673/
Farvon673/
Varvan673/
Foruan671/
Feruan671/
Faruam670/

Farwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farwan in the Hindi language
फर्सवानpharsavana-
Farwan in the Arabic language
فرونfrwn-

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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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  • 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 Farwan
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