Farku Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Farku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Farku (60) may also be a first name.
Farku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Farku (Hindi: फरकू, Marathi: फारकु) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farku? popularity and diffusion
Farku is the 2,414,640th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Farku are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 60 people.
The last name Farku is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kebbi, where 40 percent are found, Sokoto, where 31 percent are found and Adamawa, where 23 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Albania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farkuh | 91 | 72 | / |
| Farkou | 91 | 19 | / |
| Farrku | 91 | 3 | / |
| Faurku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Farkouh | 83 | 1,005 | / |
| Farrkuh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Farkout | 83 | 3 | / |
| Farkhou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Farkkuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farkouj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fearkus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Forku | 80 | 473 | / |
| Varku | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ferku | 80 | 36 | / |
| Farcu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Farkhouy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Farkhush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farkouth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farcau | 73 | 526 | / |
| Farcut | 73 | 298 | / |
| Farcus | 73 | 160 | / |
| Ferkau | 73 | 138 | / |
| Farcuh | 73 | 66 | / |
| Forkou | 73 | 36 | / |
| Farqou | 73 | 26 | / |
| Forkuh | 73 | 24 | / |
| Varkeu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Farcuț | 73 | 4 | / |
| Farkoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ferkuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Forkut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pharku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ferkuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farkhoush | 71 | 12 | / |
| Forkush | 67 | 78 | / |
| Fourkou | 67 | 36 | / |
| Forkuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farkhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farqout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farqous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forkouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farkooh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farcust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farcutt | 67 | 0 | / |
Farku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farku in the Hindi language | ||
| फरकू | pharaku | - |
| Farku in the Marathi language | ||
| फारकु | pharaku | 66.67 |
| फरकू | pharaku | 33.33 |
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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 Farku
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