Faqiri Surname

233,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Faqiri Surname User-submission:

The Faqiri surname means 'poor one'.

Faqiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,0341:31,0961,313
Iran2541:302,29321,360
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Canada471:783,94961,790
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
England181:3,095,448105,421
Israel121:713,13647,700
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Faqiri (35) may also be a first name.

Faqiri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Faqiri surname means 'poor one'.

- zemarai.

The Faqiri surname means 'poor'.

- khsraw

Faqiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faqiri (Hindi: फ़क़ीरी) occurs most in Afghanistan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faqiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faqiri is the 233,618th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,222,217 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Faqiri are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Faqiri is also the 1,744,716th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 35 people.

The last name Faqiri is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1,034 people, or 1 in 31,096. In Afghanistan Faqiri is most frequent in: Kabul, where 32 percent are found, Herat, where 26 percent are found and Balkh, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Afghanistan it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 15 percent are found and Morocco, where 8 percent are found.

Faqiri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Faqiri last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faqiri earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $46,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $51,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faquiri92247/
Faquieri8641/
Faqirzai8627/
Faqueiri861/
Fakiri832,904/
Faqiry83156/
Faciri83137/
Faqeri8310/
Faqire836/
Faqyri831/
Faqueiris801/
Fekairi772,624/
Fakhiri77277/
Fachiri7743/
Faqueri7739/
Faqeeri7732/
Faquirá7726/
Faquire7714/
Fakkiri7710/
Faquiry773/
Fakirai771/
Fakirih771/
Fequiri771/
Facuiri771/
Faqiera771/
Fékairi771/
Faqiree771/
Faquiere7117/
Vaquieri7112/
Faqueris717/
Faqueira712/
Faquires711/
Foquieri711/
Fekairie711/
Fakirzai711/
Faiquire711/
Fachirei711/
Faqirzay711/
Fakirich711/
Faqere674,975/
Fakira673,639/
Fekiri671,403/
Fakeri67519/
Fakire67471/
Facuri67287/
Vakiri67131/
Fakuri6721/
Fokiri6720/
Faiquaire6718/
Fakiry6715/
Faiquiere6714/
Fajkhairi679/
Faqery672/
Faceri671/
Facquiere671/

Faqiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faqiri in the Hindi language
फ़क़ीरीfaqiri66.67
फक़ीरीphaqiri33.33

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