Faeq Surname

56,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Faeq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faeq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq8,3631:4,188429
Syria5631:34,2822,147
Lebanon751:75,1615,194
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Jordan141:631,60313,893
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Faeq (11,326) may also be a first name.

Faeq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faeq is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faeq? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,005th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 804,276 people. Faeq is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Faeq reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Levant. Faeq is also the 56,373rd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11,326 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is borne by 8,363 people, or 1 in 4,188. Apart from Iraq it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 6 percent are found and Lebanon, where 1 percent are found.

Faeq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Sunni (66%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fa'eq894/
Faequ891/
Faek75517/
Faeg752/
Faec752/
Foeq751/
Faegh6737/
Faeck6710/
Fahiq679/
Faegg675/
Fa'iq674/
Faeyk674/
Faaek672/
Faeke671/

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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 Faeq
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