Fareq Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Fareq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fareq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Fareq (27) may also be a first name.

Fareq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fareq has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fareq click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fareq? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Fareq occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Fareq reside; 35 percent reside in West Asia and 30 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.

The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Johor, where 29 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent live. Outside of Malaysia Fareq exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 22 percent live and Iraq, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fareeq91145/
Farieq913/
Fareque83360/
Fareedq833/
Fharreq831/
Fariq801,665/
Fareg80961/
Farek80428/
Farec8013/
Farex809/
Fareeque772/
Farecque771/
Farike7366/
Faregh7343/
Fareke7331/
Farekh7325/
Farrek7320/
Fajriq7317/
Fareek7310/
Faricq739/
Faresk736/
Farriq734/
Faarek733/
Fareck733/
Faroiq733/
Fariqe732/
Faruiq732/
Faridq732/
Faarex731/
Fairek731/
Fareig731/
Fariqq731/
Fariqu731/
Fareeg731/
Faraiq731/
Fahreg731/
Faurek731/
Farreg731/
Fairex731/
Varreq731/
Farique6779/
Foreque6723/
Fariske6713/
Farrekk677/
Fareekh676/
Fareedc675/
Farigue674/
Fareukh671/
Fareedx671/
Farrekh671/
Fairike671/
Farrisq671/
Faureck671/
Farreck670/

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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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  • 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 Fareq
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