Fareeq Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Fareeq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fareeq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1081:1,654,11017,254
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Fareeq (166) may also be a first name.

Fareeq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fareeq is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fareeq? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Fareeq live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Fareeq is also the 710,504th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 166 people.

It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,654,110. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 36 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 32 percent reside and Sindh, where 29 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fareedq923/
Fareq9123/
Fareeque862/
Fareke8331/
Fareek8310/
Farieq833/
Fareeg831/
Fareque77360/
Fareekh776/
Fareedc775/
Fharreq771/
Fareedx771/
Fariq731,665/
Fareg73961/
Farek73428/
Farec7313/
Farex739/
Fairegue712/
Farecque711/
Foreke67167/
Farike6766/
Faregh6743/
Farekh6725/
Farrek6720/
Fajriq6717/
Faricq679/
Faresk676/
Farriq674/
Faarek673/
Fareck673/
Faroiq673/
Fariqe672/
Faridq672/
Faruiq672/
Fairek671/
Vareek671/
Varreq671/
Fairex671/
Fareig671/
Faurek671/
Fahreg671/
Farreg671/
Faarex671/
Fariqq671/
Faraiq671/
Fariqu671/

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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 Fareeq
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