Faquir Surname

22,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Faquir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faquir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique21,6291:1,260311
Morocco9881:34,8955,588
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
India1441:5,326,843130,588
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
United States641:5,663,421279,165
England361:1,547,72466,012
Belgium131:884,35769,774
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Faquir (1,938) may also be a first name.

Faquir Last Name Facts

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

Faquir occurs in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faquir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,963rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 308,507 people. The last name Faquir is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Faquir are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 172,272nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 1,938 people.

The surname Faquir is most common in Mozambique, where it is held by 21,629 people, or 1 in 1,260. Outside of Mozambique this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 4 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 3 percent are found.

Faquir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Faquir surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Faquir earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning $44,222 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faquire9214/
Faquier924/
Facquir921/
Faqir9199,192/
Fauquier86452/
Facquier8635/
Faiquire861/
Faquer8344/
Faqier8335/
Faqure8310/
Faqire836/
Vaquir835/
Faguir835/
Faqeir834/
Faqair833/
Faqqir832/
Foquir832/
Faqirz832/
Faqirr831/
Faiquaire8018/
Vaquier771,221/
Facquer7787/
Fauquer7734/
Faquere7715/
Faqueer7711/
Fequier772/
Faiquer771/
Fauqier771/
Faukier770/
Fakir73107,950/
Faqer731,491/
Faqyr739/
Facir736/
Faqre731/
Vaqir731/
Vacquier71665/
Fouquier71571/
Fauqueur71503/
Facqueur71480/
Vauquier71118/
Fauquher7159/
Fauquert7147/
Faucquer711/
Focquier711/
Fanquher710/
Faqeer6724,244/
Fakhir6718,207/
Faqere674,975/
Vaquer673,277/
Fachir673,153/
Faqerh672,038/
Fakier671,575/
Fekair67757/
Fakire67471/
Fouquoire67193/
Faguer67163/
Faucqueur67107/
Fakkir67103/
Fequer6729/
Fhakir6724/
Foucquier6718/
Fackir6716/
Foquer6713/
Fakird676/
Pfakir674/
Faucer673/
Faakir672/
Faikir672/
Fajkir672/
Faqqer671/
Phaqir671/
Ffakir671/
Fauker671/
Fakair671/
Vaukir671/
Facqer671/
Faiqueare671/
Fahkir671/
Faiker671/
Faiqer671/

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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
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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 Faquir
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