Faqir Surname

5,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Faqir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faqir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan62,6451:51364
Pakistan17,6671:10,112754
India16,0491:47,7953,303
Morocco1,6361:21,0733,270
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Iran1401:548,44731,494
England1061:525,64232,946
United Arab Emirates1031:88,9547,958
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Faqir (94,083) may also be a first name.

Faqir Last Name Facts

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

Faqir (Arabic: لفقير, Hindi: फक़ीर, Marathi: अमीर) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faqir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,701st most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 73,469 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Faqir live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Faqir is also the 10,756th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 94,083 people.

Faqir is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 62,645 people, or 1 in 513. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Kabul, where 21 percent are found, Herat, where 11 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 8 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.

Faqir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Faqir are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Faqir earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.47% more than the national average, earning $62,769 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faquir9123,622/
Faqier9135/
Faqire916/
Faqeir914/
Faqair913/
Faqirz912/
Faqqir912/
Faqirr911/
Faquire8314/
Faquier834/
Facquir831/
Fauqier831/
Fakir80107,950/
Faqer801,491/
Faqyr809/
Facir806/
Faqre801/
Vaqir801/
Fauquier77452/
Facquier7735/
Faiquire771/
Faqeer7324,244/
Fakhir7318,207/
Faqere734,975/
Fachir733,153/
Faqerh732,038/
Fakier731,575/
Fekair73757/
Fakire73471/
Fakkir73103/
Faquer7344/
Fhakir7324/
Fackir7316/
Faqure7310/
Fakird736/
Vaquir735/
Pfakir734/
Foquir732/
Fajkir732/
Faakir732/
Faikir732/
Ffakir731/
Phaqir731/
Facqer731/
Fahkir731/
Faiker731/
Faiqer731/
Faqqer731/
Fakair731/
Faiquaire7118/
Vaquier671,221/
Fajkier6788/
Facquer6787/
Fauquer6734/
Fakhair6716/
Faquere6715/
Faqueer6711/
Fakaire678/
Faqerhh676/
Faakhir675/
Fakhire673/
Fequier672/
Foukair672/
Fakkhir671/
Faiquer671/
Fhakire671/
Fackier671/
Faikert671/
Fakhier671/
Faqqeer671/
Faukier670/

Faqir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faqir in the Marathi language
अमीरamira83.91
आमीरamira9.2
आबीरabira2.3
अबीरabira2.3
सैरsaira2.3
Faqir in the Hindi language
फक़ीरphaqira43.48
फकीरphakira30.43
फ़क़ीरfaqira21.74
फाकिरphakira4.35
Faqir in the Arabic language
لفقيرlfqyr-
فقيرfqyr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faqir
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