Faraka Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Faraka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Faraka (53) may also be a first name.
Faraka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faraka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faraka (Hindi: फराका) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Faraka.
How Common Is The Last Name Faraka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Faraka reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faraka is also the 1,366,219th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 53 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 50 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 30 percent live and Nasarawa, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Faraka exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 24 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faraka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faraka in the Hindi language | ||
| फराका | pharaka | 50 |
| फरका | pharaka | 50 |
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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 Faraka
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