Farnaz
given name · Latin script
Meaning: light of pride
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/fɑɹnəs/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Farnaz is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Italy than in any other country.
- IRIran≈1 in 6.5M(inferred from the name graph)
- PYParaguay≈1 in 1.1Kas Fariña
- UYUruguay1 in 2.2Kas Farina
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Farnaz itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Italy (inferred from the name graph)
- 4 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 332 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 6.5M (inferred from the name graph)
≈16,000 named Farina, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Iran, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Fariña in AR Argentina, PY Paraguay, ES Spain and 1 more and Farina in US United States, IT Italy.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
light of pride
Sources 1
- Muslim baby names (our 2,000 meaningful and beautiful names for boys and girls) English-Urdu with Roman
Where in the world(measured from records)
Farnaz counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT Italy | #151 | ≈16,000 est. | ≈1 in 4K | 1 | Farina | 160 |
| AR Argentina | #424 | 9,138as Fariña | 1 in 5K | 9.1K | Fariña | 94 |
| ES Spain | #913 | 7,103as Fariña | 1 in 7K | 7.1K | Fariña | 88 |
| PY Paraguay | #121 | ≈6,400 est. | ≈1 in 1.1K | — | Fariña | 33 |
| US United States | — | 5,633as Farina | 1 in 59K | 5.6K | Farina | 332 |
| UY Uruguay | #293 | 1,555as Farina | 1 in 2.2K | 1.6K | Fariña | 26 |
| IR Iran | — | ≈13 est. | ≈1 in 6.5M | — | Farnaz | 53 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; ISTAT — Contanomi newborn per-name series (1999–2024, JSONP backend); INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal); INE Uruguay — Apellidos más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Farnaz Fassihib. 1971IRIranian American journalist
- Farnaz Ghazizadehb. 1974IRTV journalist
- Farnaz Arbabib. 1977SESwedish-Iranian theatre director and playwright
- Farnaz Rahnamab. 1982IRIranian actress
- Farnaz Abdolib. 1987IRIranian fashion designer
- Farnaz Esmaeilzadehb. 1988IRIranian speed climber
- Farnaz Modarresifarb. 1989IRFrench-Iranian musician
- Farnaz Shettyb. 1991INIndian actress
- Farnaz EtesamIRresearcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-4083-4216
- Farnaz VahidniaUSresearcher
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 30 sources across 18 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 880 | #13,624 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 32 | #40,164 |
| ES Spain | INE — Nombres más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal) | — | 22 | #25,349 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1994 | 9 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1978 | 9 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1980 | 6 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2001 | 5 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1990 | 5 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1989 | 5 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1981 | 5 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1979 | 5 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1977 | 5 | — |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Farnaz mean, and where does it come from?
- light of pride Recorded by Muslim baby names (our 2,000 meaningful and beautiful names for boys and girls) English-Urdu with Roman.
- How do you pronounce Farnaz?
- A machine transcription gives /fɑɹnəs/ (IPA) for English.
- Is Farnaz a male or female name?
- Farnaz is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Farnaz have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 16 thousand people named Farina in Italy, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Farnaz?
- In Argentina, the national register counted 9,138 people named Fariña, about 1 in 5.0 thousand residents.
- How common is Farnaz compared with other names?
- In Italy, Farnaz is the 151st most common surname of 502,013 surnames recorded there.
What do you want to know about Farnaz?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/farnazThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Farnaz” — the 151st most common surname in Italy. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.