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 surname Faqr (Arabic: فقر) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Faqr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faqr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faqr is the 339,249th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,722,828 people. The surname Faqr is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Faqr live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 205,110th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 1,447 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is held 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. Other than Afghanistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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