Al Farooq Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Al Farooq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 90 | 1:1,984,932 | 19,183 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Al Farooq (20) may also be a first name.
Al Farooq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Farooq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Farooq has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Al Farooq.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Farooq? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,894,523rd most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Farooq are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Al Farooq is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 1,984,932. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 70 percent live, Sindh, where 20 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent live. Excluding Pakistan Al Farooq occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Farooque | 90 | 451 | / |
| Al-Farooq | 89 | 13 | / |
| Al Farouq | 89 | 13 | / |
| Al Farook | 89 | 9 | / |
| Al Faroque | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Faruq | 82 | 825 | / |
| Al Farok | 82 | 2 | / |
| Al Farouk | 78 | 2,220 | / |
| Al Faruqe | 78 | 360 | / |
| Al-Farouq | 78 | 14 | / |
| Al-Farook | 78 | 3 | / |
| Al-Faroog | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Faroug | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Farruq | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Faruque | 74 | 1,629 | / |
| Al Farouck | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Farough | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Faaruuq | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Faruk | 71 | 4,423 | / |
| Al-Faruq | 71 | 138 | / |
| Al Farag | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Farok | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Farouk | 67 | 130 | / |
| Al Farakh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Farukh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Faruque | 63 | 372 | / |
| Al-Faroukh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Farugue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Faruk | 59 | 367 | / |
| Al-Farak | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al-Farag | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al-Farakh | 56 | 3 | / |
| Al-Fouroukh | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Farooq
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