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

Fakir (Bengali: ফকির, Hindi: फकीर, Marathi: फकीर, Oriya: ଫକିର, Russian: Факир) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fakir.

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

It is the 5,255^th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 67,509 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Fakir are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Fakir is also the 18,997^th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 48,537 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 51,457 people, or 1 in 3,097. Apart from Bangladesh it exists in 84 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and Morocco, where 10 percent live.

Fakir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fakir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fakir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Fakir last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Fakir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 86.01% less than the national average, earning €4,202 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.02% more than the national average, earning R 349,380 per year; in United States they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning $41,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.16% less than the national average, earning $36,187 CAD per year.