Farrakhan

Corruption of Arabic فُرْقَان (furqān).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑː.ɹə.kɑːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ.ɹə kɑn/

Farrakhan

1. A surname from Arabic, notably borne by American religious leader Louis Farrakhan.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Farrakhan is the 78111^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 140 individuals. Farrakhan is most common among Black/African American (81.43%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Farrakhan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.