Farxaan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Farxaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farxaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Farxaan (2,630) may also be a first name.

Farxaan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farxaan is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farxaan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Farxaan is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Farxaan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Farxaan reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Farxaan is also the 143,243rd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 2,630 people.

This last name is most numerous in Somalia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Apart from Somalia Farxaan occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farxan921,274/
Farzaan8622/
Farjaan867/
Farzaane801/
Farzan777,892/
Farsan771,459/
Farjan771,154/
Farcan772/
Farsahain751/
Farzand714,713/
Farsian711,244/
Farsang711,234/
Farzanh711,220/
Farshan71600/
Farchan71518/
Farsane71512/
Farjane71204/
Farzane71155/
Farjand7146/
Faršang7128/
Farjant7120/
Fardjan7113/
Farsand718/
Farjann716/
Farzain712/
Fairjan711/
Fargian711/
Farzaam711/
Fahrzan711/
Farzhan711/
Farjzan711/
Farjjan711/
Farjhan711/
Fardjhan6721/
Farshand6716/
Farhgian677/
Farchane674/
Farzaund671/
Farchand671/
Farshang671/
Farssane671/
Varsahan671/
Fharchan671/
Farjandh671/
Fardjang671/
Farzandh671/

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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 Farxaan
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