Faoruk Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Faoruk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Faoruk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faoruk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faoruk occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faoruk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Faoruk reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Faoruk is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 80 percent are found and Kano, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Faoruk
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