The Farkas surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,613 people carried this name — #4,874 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,800 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
411 people named Farkas live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 180 people named Farkas.
Most of them — 96 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 101 people named Farkas live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
50 people named Farkas have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 242 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Farkas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ferenc Farkas 1786–1864 · poet -
Sándor Bölöni Farkas 1795–1842 · writer -
Mihály Farkas 1799–1880 · joiner -
Lajos Farkas 1841–1921 · jurist -
Gyula Farkas 1847–1930 · physicist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 184 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Farkas.
- Farina 5,441 · U.S. census
- Farinacci 533 · U.S. census
- Farine 112 · U.S. census
- Farineau 101 · U.S. census
- Farinelli 389 · U.S. census
- Farison 132 · U.S. census
- Farner 1,941 · U.S. census
- Faro 866 · U.S. census
- Faron 619 · U.S. census
- Farque 118 · U.S. census
- Farran 671 · U.S. census
- Farres 138 · U.S. census
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