Fariku Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fariku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fariku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Fariku (73) may also be a first name.

Fariku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fariku (Hindi: फरीकु) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fariku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fariku is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Fariku is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Fariku are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fariku is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 73 people.

The last name Fariku is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria Fariku is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 71 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent live and Borno, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farikou923,928/
Farikkou861/
Farricku861/
Faruku8327,162/
Variku8393/
Fareku837/
Foriku831/
Feriku831/
Farruku771,613/
Forriku775/
Farukku775/
Farukau775/
Varikui774/
Ferriku771/
Farukhu771/
Forikuh771/
Faeruku771/
Farukou771/
Fourikou7123/
Farrukku711/
Farajkou711/
Feruku6795/
Varuku675/
Foruku672/
Ferruku6268/
Varuicu623/
Pharuku623/
Forekeu621/
Varykau621/
Vareeku621/
Faridqhoush591/
Faurescu5758/
Fotrykus573/

Fariku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fariku in the Hindi language
फरीकुphariku-

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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 Fariku
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