# Farhan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #49,328

## Definitions
1. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فرحان (farḥān, “happy”). This surname is mostly found in Iraq.

## Easily confused with
- **Fran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farhan-vs-fran)
- **Farrar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farhan-vs-farrar)
- **Farrah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farhan-vs-farrah)
- **Furman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farhan-vs-furman)
- **Farnham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farhan-vs-farnham)
- **Farah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-farhan)
- **Fagan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fagan-vs-farhan)
- **Fabian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fabian-vs-farhan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`afrhan`, `fahran`, `farahn`, `farhann`, `farhhan`, `farhna`, `farrhan`, `ffarhan`, `frahan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/farhan