Farku Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Albania

Farku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
India71:109,580,769786,157
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farkuh9172/
Farkou9119/
Farrku913/
Faurku911/
Farkouh831,005/
Farrkuh834/
Farkout833/
Farkhou833/
Farkkuh831/
Farkouj831/
Fearkus830/
Forku80473/
Varku8038/
Ferku8036/
Farcu8015/
Farkhouy774/
Farkhush771/
Farkouth771/
Farcau73526/
Farcut73298/
Farcus73160/
Ferkau73138/
Farcuh7366/
Forkou7336/
Farqou7326/
Forkuh7324/
Varkeu735/
Farcuț734/
Farkoe732/
Ferkuh731/
Forkut731/
Pharku731/
Ferkuy731/
Farkhoush7112/
Forkush6778/
Fourkou6736/
Forkuch671/
Farkhoo671/
Farqout671/
Farqous671/
Forkouh671/
Farkooh671/
Farcust671/
Farcutt670/

Farku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farku in the Hindi language
फरकूpharaku-
Farku in the Marathi language
फारकुpharaku66.67
फरकूpharaku33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farku
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