Al-Farouki Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al-Farouki Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al-Farouki Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Al-Farouki Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Farouki Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Farouki is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Farouki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al-Farouki is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Al-Farouki reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Besides Canada this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 20 percent live and Spain, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Faruki951/
Al Farouki902/
Al-Farauki902/
Al Faroukhi864/
Al-Faruqi8418/
Al Faruki842/
Al-Faruky841/
Al-Faroky841/
Al Farouqi80108/
Al Faraki7431/
Al Faruqi7411/
Al Faruky744/
Al-Faruque70372/
Al Farakhi702/
Al Faroque701/
Al Farooqi701/
Al Farzaki701/
Al Faruqui701/
Al Farooque67451/
Al Farouche671/
Al Faruqe63360/
Al Varuqi631/
Al Faruque601,629/
Al Fareekeh571/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Farouki
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