Faqr Surname

339,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Faqr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faqr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,0691:30,0781,289
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
India51:153,413,076951,030

Faqr (1,447) may also be a first name.

Faqr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faqr (Arabic: فقر) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faqr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 339,249th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,722,828 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Faqr are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 205,110th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 1,447 people.

Faqr is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1,069 people, or 1 in 30,078. In Afghanistan Faqr is mostly found in: Kabul, where 19 percent reside, Daykundi, where 17 percent reside and Ghazni, where 6 percent reside. Barring Afghanistan it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faqur892/
Fatqur8036/
Faiqer801/
Fakr7524/
Feqr752/
Facr751/
Faiquer731/
Fakhr6717,086/
Faikr676/
Feeqr671/
Vfeqr671/
Feaker60167/
Fayker6073/
Fakhrz6021/
Fajker6018/
Fakhrh608/
Fakhrr601/
Faiker601/
Fackër601/
Faceher551/
Vakr5027/
Fakhrova5012/
Fecr503/
Fekr503/
Focr502/
Fokr501/
Vacr501/

Faqr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faqr in the Arabic language
فقرfqr-
فاقرfaqr-

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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 Faqr
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