Fakihi Surname

68,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Comoros

Fakihi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fakihi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,1301:10,3201,334
Morocco1,0561:32,6485,235
Comoros6631:1,131163
Yemen2241:117,9706,575
France591:1,125,809120,603
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Fakihi (2,378) may also be a first name.

Fakihi Last Name Facts

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

Fakihi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fakihi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fakihi is the 68,958th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,012,581 people. Fakihi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fakihi reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Fakihi is also the 152,288th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 2,378 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,130 people, or 1 in 10,320. In Tanzania Fakihi is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 73 percent live, Lindi Region, where 11 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 15 percent live and Comoros, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faqihi832,156/
Fakiha831,796/
Fakihe833/
Fakhie833/
Fakihy833/
Fakehi831/
Fakiih831/
Fekihi831/
Faquihi77514/
Faqiehi771/
Fakeehi771/
Fakieha771/
Fakhier771/
Fakie73157/
Fakji737/
Fakeeh67754/
Faqehi67279/
Fachie6785/
Fakiyo6724/
Fakeei6710/
Fackie678/
Fakija674/
Fakhye672/
Fakiet671/
Fakkie671/
Faqihy671/
Fakgie671/
Fakyeh671/
Fahkji671/

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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 Fakihi
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