Alfarouk Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Alfarouk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfarouk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger3941:48,7112,453
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Alfarouk (293) may also be a first name.

Alfarouk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alfarouk is most common in Niger. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfarouk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 431,914th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alfarouk reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Alfarouk is also the 515,650th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 293 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 48,711. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 81 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 8 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Niger it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 46 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Alfarouk Last Name Statistics demography

Alfarouk earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

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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
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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 Alfarouk
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