Farouk Forename
7,083rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 148,330 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Comoros
Farouk Forename User-submission:
Farouk is an Arabic name, which means 'just'. It refers to someone who is just, someone who has a great quality of judgement and common sense. It became popular when the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) gave this title to his companion and dear friend Omar Ibn Al Khattab, for he was the best of rational thinkers in his time, and who became Caliph after Abou Bakr.
Farouk Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 100% | 32,684 | 1:1,168 | 220 |
| Egypt | 100% | 17,502 | 1:5,251 | 594 |
| Iraq | 100% | 15,112 | 1:2,317 | 424 |
| Yemen | - | 12,336 | 1:2,132 | 309 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 11,667 | 1:15,219 | 1,722 |
| Uganda | 99% | 7,594 | 1:5,393 | 644 |
| Syria | - | 6,922 | 1:2,789 | 426 |
| Sudan | 100% | 6,544 | 1:5,777 | 892 |
| Morocco | 100% | 4,995 | 1:6,877 | 637 |
| Kuwait | - | 2,926 | 1:1,294 | 192 |
| Jordan | 100% | 2,664 | 1:3,313 | 488 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2,558 | 1:2,200 | 429 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2,468 | 1:22,096 | 2,973 |
| Ghana | 100% | 2,416 | 1:11,170 | 1,048 |
| Libya | - | 1,836 | 1:3,389 | 568 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1,662 | 1:2,738 | 491 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1,604 | 1:4,459 | 534 |
| United States | 100% | 1,169 | 1:310,126 | 9,584 |
| Togo | - | 1,154 | 1:6,273 | 988 |
| France | 100% | 1,151 | 1:57,750 | 1,647 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1,103 | 1:96,110 | 5,466 |
| Niger | 97% | 970 | 1:19,777 | 1,446 |
| Comoros | - | 941 | 1:809 | 147 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 833 | 1:309,680 | 26,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 816 | 1:37,760 | 4,574 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 733 | 1:217,546 | 10,835 |
| India | 100% | 594 | 1:2,045,249 | 105,922 |
| Mauritius | - | 496 | 1:2,616 | 467 |
| England | 100% | 485 | 1:114,645 | 4,153 |
| Canada | 100% | 389 | 1:85,176 | 4,613 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 371 | 1:82,075 | 6,097 |
| Qatar | 100% | 353 | 1:6,713 | 1,090 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 337 | 1:2,009 | 383 |
| Benin | 100% | 332 | 1:31,855 | 2,922 |
| Kenya | - | 295 | 1:156,973 | 6,969 |
| Spain | 100% | 231 | 1:201,428 | 4,082 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 177 | 1:298,239 | 10,448 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 176 | 1:7,735 | 1,217 |
| Bahrain | - | 133 | 1:10,140 | 1,551 |
| Guyana | 100% | 119 | 1:6,414 | 1,094 |
| Germany | 100% | 106 | 1:912,055 | 7,448 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 104 | 1:207,793 | 8,720 |
| Oman | 100% | 92 | 1:44,659 | 2,526 |
| Sweden | 100% | 91 | 1:108,329 | 4,549 |
| Belgium | 100% | 85 | 1:135,177 | 4,014 |
| Malawi | 100% | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| Brazil | 100% | 81 | 1:2,644,891 | 50,994 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 73 | 1:251,774 | 10,522 |
| Pakistan | 82% | 67 | 1:2,900,861 | 34,399 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 61 | 1:277,083 | 8,972 |
| Botswana | 100% | 53 | 1:41,216 | 4,268 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 48 | 1:629,206 | 15,668 |
| Greece | 100% | 43 | 1:254,292 | 4,640 |
| Austria | 100% | 41 | 1:207,663 | 3,073 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 30 | 1:273,783 | 5,582 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| New Zealand | - | 25 | 1:181,442 | 6,350 |
| Mexico | 100% | 24 | 1:5,172,684 | 20,497 |
| Israel | 58% | 23 | 1:365,344 | 8,396 |
| Denmark | - | 20 | 1:282,475 | 5,507 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Australia | - | 18 | 1:758,757 | 10,216 |
| Colombia | 100% | 18 | 1:2,654,385 | 19,614 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 17 | 1:907,283 | 33,225 |
| Liberia | 100% | 16 | 1:275,754 | 8,947 |
| Senegal | 100% | 16 | 1:911,335 | 8,896 |
| Norway | 100% | 15 | 1:342,155 | 7,099 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 14 | 1:1,648,281 | 41,086 |
| Chile | 100% | 13 | 1:1,354,401 | 10,891 |
| Italy | 99% | 12 | 1:5,088,508 | 23,387 |
| Wales | 100% | 12 | 1:257,859 | 4,217 |
| Thailand | 100% | 11 | 1:6,369,619 | 106,118 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Finland | 67% | 8 | 1:685,398 | 7,121 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Hungary | 100% | 6 | 1:1,631,962 | 4,089 |
| Russia | 100% | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Czechia | - | 5 | 1:2,131,232 | 5,044 |
| Djibouti | - | 4 | 1:228,916 | 1,301 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Monaco | 100% | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Somalia | - | 4 | 1:3,381,467 | 5,208 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Singapore | 100% | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Maldives | 100% | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Serbia | 100% | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
The alternate forms: Fàrouk (1) are calculated separately.
Farouk (256,193) may also be a surname.
Farouk Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Farouk is an Arabic name, which means 'just'. It refers to someone who is just, someone who has a great quality of judgement and common sense. It became popular when the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) gave this title to his companion and dear friend Omar Ibn Al Khattab, for he was the best of rational thinkers in his time, and who became Caliph after Abou Bakr.
- farouksaIt is an Arabic name, which means 'one who distinguished between right and wrong'.
- farouq10Farouk Forename Popularity
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