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Where Does The Last Name Faki Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Faki (Arabic: فاكي, Bengali: ফকি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﻛﻲ, Hindi: फकी, Oriya: ଫକି, Russian: Факи) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Fáki. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faki? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 15,553^rd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 203,313 people. The last name Faki occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Faki reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 67,032^nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 8,738 people.

Faki is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 20,638 people, or 1 in 2,565. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 22 percent reside, Pemba North Region, where 22 percent reside and Pemba South Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 20 percent reside and Turkey, where 4 percent reside.

Faki Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Faki has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faki last name grew 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faki Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Faki surname is principally Muslim (83%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (62%) in Nigeria.

The amount Faki earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 50.39% less than the national average, earning R 117,900 per year and in United States they earn 39.06% less than the national average, earning $26,297 USD per year.