Al Farouk Surname

190,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Farouk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Farouk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1,8931:2,403506
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United Arab Emirates711:129,04610,905
Lebanon691:81,6975,421
Syria251:772,0416,079
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Al Farouk Last Name Facts

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

Al Farouk occurs in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Al Farouk.

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

This surname is the 190,196th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,282,678 people. The surname Al Farouk occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Al Farouk are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Levant.

Al Farouk is most commonly held in Palestine, where it is borne by 1,893 people, or 1 in 2,403. In Palestine Al Farouk is most numerous in: Hebron Governorate, where 75 percent reside, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 11 percent reside and Bethlehem Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Palestine Al Farouk is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 7 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Al Farouk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Al Farouk last name is predominantly Shiite (95%) in Lebanon.

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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
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  • 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 Farouk
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