Faqira Surname

227,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Faqira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faqira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,1381:23,2212,356
India3781:2,029,27369,289
Pakistan2291:780,10411,203
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Faqira (8,309) may also be a first name.

Faqira Last Name Facts

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

Faqira (Hindi: फ़क़ीरा, Marathi: जैराम) is found most frequently in Yemen. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faqira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 227,707th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,091,828 people. The surname Faqira is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Faqira reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 64 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Faqira is also the 69,346th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 8,309 people.

The last name Faqira is most common in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,138 people, or 1 in 23,221. In Yemen Faqira is mostly concentrated in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 99 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and Pakistan, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faquira924,979/
Faqiraz9227/
Faqirah927/
Faqiera921/
Faqirzai8627/
Faqueira862/
Faqirzay861/
Fakira833,639/
Faqiro83827/
Faqera832/
Faceira771,959/
Fakhira77679/
Faqeera77268/
Faqiroh7763/
Fakirah7744/
Fakiera7743/
Faquirá7726/
Fakkira7723/
Fachira7722/
Vaquira7715/
Faqiroo7711/
Faquera775/
Fakihra774/
Fakiray774/
Fakiras772/
Fakirai771/
Fakaira771/
Fakiraa771/
Faqerah771/
Fhakira771/
Fakirad771/
Faquiro771/
Fakhirah71108/
Faqueiro7146/
Vaqueira7114/
Faqeeray718/
Faqeeraa715/
Faakhira713/
Vaquiera712/
Fequeira712/
Faqeeraj712/
Fakirzay712/
Fequiera712/
Fakhiraj711/
Fahkirah711/
Fakirzai711/
Fakkirap711/
Vakira67513/
Fekira67208/
Facura67201/
Fakiro6735/
Fakera6725/
Fakyra6716/
Fosqueira6716/
Faciro679/
Faqero678/
Fakura676/
Vaqera672/
Faakhiraa671/
Fakkirapp671/

Faqira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faqira in the Marathi language
जैरामjairama60
आिरफairapha10
अिरफairapha10
वैराळvairala10
मैराळmairala10
Faqira in the Hindi language
फ़क़ीराfaqira53.85
फक़ीराphaqira30.77
फकीराphakira7.69
फाक़ीराphaqira7.69

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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
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  • 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 Faqira
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