Fakih Surname

15,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Fakih Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the word faqīh or fakih, an expert in fiqh, or, Islamic jurisprudence. It cab be translated as 'jurist', as it is the word for 'expert in Islamic law'.

Fakih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen10,6571:2,480380
Lebanon8,5671:658118
Palestine4,6281:983151
Indonesia2,9111:45,4315,150
Saudi Arabia2,5841:11,9411,646
Jordan1,3991:6,3211,251
Morocco1,1251:30,6454,894
Tanzania1,0471:50,5655,618
Algeria7041:54,8749,333
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
India6131:1,251,33049,676
Kuwait5111:7,4381,040
United States3611:1,004,04174,162
United Arab Emirates1461:62,7556,038
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Germany1111:725,27454,868
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Venezuela631:479,4309,304
England611:913,41146,955
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Spain491:954,12336,393
France461:1,443,972140,296
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Equatorial Guinea161:70,980225
Panama151:260,8176,584
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Oman41:921,9937,313
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
China21:683,660,78330,601
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Fakih (3,385) may also be a first name.

Fakih Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the word faqīh or fakih, an expert in fiqh, or, Islamic jurisprudence. It cab be translated as 'jurist', as it is the word for 'expert in Islamic law'.

- moussafakih

Fakih Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fakih (Arabic: فقيه, Hindi: फकीह, Marathi: फकीह) is found most in Yemen. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fakih? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,112th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 197,762 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Fakih reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in Levant. Fakih is also the 122,466th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 3,385 people.

Fakih is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 10,657 people, or 1 in 2,480. In Yemen Fakih is primarily found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 60 percent are found, Al Jawf Governorate, where 21 percent are found and Hajjah Governorate, where 6 percent are found. Not including Yemen this surname is found in 72 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 23 percent are found and Palestine, where 13 percent are found.

Fakih Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fakih last name is predominantly Shiite (99%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Fakih last name are 2.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Fakih earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.83% less than the national average, earning 239,375 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $46,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $48,035 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Faka672,859/
Fake671,547/
Vaki671,430/
Foki671,181/
Faqi67979/
Fashkhi67199/
Fakesch67194/
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Fakih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fakih in the Hindi language
फकीहphakiha-
Fakih in the Marathi language
फकीहphakiha96.18
फाकीहphakiha2.8
अकीलakila0.51
Fakih in the Arabic language
فقيهfqyh-

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