Faker Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Faker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
India211:36,526,923420,161
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
France31:22,140,907385,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Faker (1,086) may also be a first name.

Faker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faker (Arabic: فاكر, Hindi: फकेर, Marathi: फकेर, Oriya: ଫକୀର, Russian: Факер) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Faker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 498,439th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Faker reside; 74 percent reside in North Africa and 74 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Faker is also the 242,240th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,086 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 188,393. Outside of Egypt this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.

Faker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faker has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Faker last name declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faker Last Name Statistics demography

Faker earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 152.04% more than the national average, earning R 598,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fakher918,572/
Fakier911,575/
Fakeer911,030/
Feaker91167/
Facker91126/
Fakere9177/
Fayker9173/
Fakker9126/
Fajker9118/
Fauker911/
Fahker911/
Faiker911/
Fakear911/
Fakkert83250/
Fackert83178/
Fakheur83159/
Fajkier8388/
Fakheer8342/
Fakkeer8310/
Fackeer837/
Fakeere833/
Pfakeer831/
Fhakeer831/
Fackier831/
Faecker831/
Faikert831/
Fackeur831/
Fakhier831/
Faakher831/
Fakherr831/
Fhacker830/
Faukier830/
Fausker830/
Faucker830/
Faskher830/
Fakir80107,950/
Facer802,854/
Feker801,748/
Faqer801,491/
Fakre80273/
Vaker80253/
Foker8059/
Fakyr804/
Fajkierz7731/
Fakerova7717/
Faqeer7324,244/
Fakhir7318,207/
Faqere734,975/
Faqerh732,038/
Fokker731,670/
Fecker731,136/
Vakker73677/
Fakire73471/
Fokeer73440/
Föcker73414/
Vacker73306/
Fakhre73209/
Vakher73184/
Feuker73172/
Feiker73151/
Facher73123/
Focker73110/
Fakkir73103/
Fekier7382/
Faquer7344/
Faqier7335/
Fhakir7324/
Fokerd7323/
Fekher7319/
Fekker7317/
Fackre7316/
Fackir7316/
Phaker7314/
Vaiker7310/
Vayker736/
Fakird736/
Pfakir734/
Feeker734/
Fouker734/
Faqeir734/
Fäcker734/
Faucer733/
Faakir732/
Feacer732/
Faikir732/
Fokere732/
Fajkir732/
Fooker731/
Ffakir731/
Fakair731/
Faccer731/
Fodker731/
Facqer731/
Fahkir731/
Fegker731/
Foiker731/
Faiqer731/
Faqqer731/
Fuoker730/
Foeker730/
Fakherová714/
Faucher6720,406/
Feikert67408/
Fokkert67266/
Feacher67223/
Vackier67108/
Facquer6787/
Foecker6761/
Fauquer6734/
Phacker6719/
Fookeer6717/
Phakeer6716/
Fakhair6716/
Faquere6715/
Faqueer6711/
Feucker678/
Fakaire678/
Feicker677/
Fekhier677/
Faqerhh676/
Faakhir675/
Faquier674/
Fokheir674/
Vaykher673/
Fakhire673/
Foucker672/
Phakker672/
Vaccker672/
Phakere671/
Fhakire671/
Fauqier671/
Faycger671/
Feckker671/
Fakkhir671/
Foskerr671/
Foskert671/
Foukere671/
Fuokere671/
Vaacker671/
Fáskert671/
Faqqeer671/
Faceher671/
Fakhajr671/
Fakhayr671/
Fokhier671/
Vaicker671/
Vaikher671/
Faiquer671/
Fakhjre671/
Feisker671/
Fuicker670/
Vaucker670/
Foukier670/

Faker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faker in the Hindi language
फकेरphakera90.63
फकीरphakira6.25
फके्रphakera3.13
Faker in the Marathi language
फकेरphakera75
फाकेरphakera25
Faker in the Oriya language
ଫକୀରphakira50
ଫକିରphakira50
Faker in the Russian language
Факерfaker-
Faker in the Arabic language
فاكرfakr-

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