Al Fakir Surname

41,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Fakir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Fakir 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
Yemen8,7111:3,034466
Jordan2,9021:3,047611
Syria4311:44,7822,497
Palestine3121:14,5802,592
United Arab Emirates1941:47,2284,774
Lebanon681:82,8985,453
Tunisia361:16,9622,726
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
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Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

Al Fakir Demographics

Al Fakir Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 42 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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Al Fakir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Fakir is most common in Yemen. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Fakir? popularity and diffusion

Al Fakir is the 41,106th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 572,875 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Fakir reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

Al Fakir is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 8,711 people, or 1 in 3,034. In Yemen Al Fakir is primarily concentrated in: Al Bayda Governorate, where 51 percent live, Shabwah Governorate, where 9 percent live and Abyan Governorate, where 9 percent live. Other than Yemen this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 23 percent live and Syria, where 3 percent live.

Al Fakir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Al Fakir last name is chiefly Sunni (62%) in Lebanon.

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 Faqir8820/
Al-Fakir887/
Al Faker881/
Al Faiqir821/
Al Faqier821/
Al Fakeer821/
Al-Faqir7518/
Al Faqeer71285/
Al-Fakher718/
Al-Faqeer592/

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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 Fakir
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