Fakaru Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Fakaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fakaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India421:18,263,461278,402
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Fakaru (793) may also be a first name.

Fakaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fakaru (Bengali: ফকরু, Hindi: फकरू, Marathi: फकरु) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fakaru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fakaru is the 2,776,799th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Fakaru occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Fakaru live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Fakaru is also the 290,823rd most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 793 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 18,263,461. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 57 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 31 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 7 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fakarou9267/
Fakharu9225/
Fakarau925/
Fakaruz921/
Fakarrud861/
Vakaru83100/
Fokaru8310/
Fakeru831/
Vakarau77229/
Facaeru7733/
Phakaru7724/
Vakarui7710/
Vakharu7710/
Fakeeru778/
Vakarou774/
Fakourou7154/
Phakharu713/
Fakkeeru713/
Phakarus711/
Faakeeru711/
Fakherou711/
Fekeru675,475/
Vacaru674,098/
Focaru67163/
Vekaru6722/
Faqeru679/
Phakharup678/
Vakoru671/
Faqoru671/
Faqeeru621/
Phekaru621/
Phakeru621/
Phakeeru5712/
Facourou573/
Vakourou571/
Văcaru50819/
Väcaru502/
Vãcaru501/

Fakaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fakaru in the Marathi language
फकरुphakaru98.35
फकरूphakaru0.99
फाकरूphakaru0.22
शंकरsankara0.11
दसरुdasaru0.05
Fakaru in the Hindi language
फकरूphakaru93.86
फकरुphakaru3.51
फखरुphakharu0.88
फकारुphakaru0.88
Fakaru in the Bengali language
ফকরুphakaru83.33
ফকরূphakaru16.67

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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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  • 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 Fakaru
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