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) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Farku? popularity and diffusion
Farku is the 2,414,640th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Farku live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 60 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Farku is most frequent in: Kebbi, where 40 percent live, Sokoto, where 31 percent live and Adamawa, where 23 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live and Albania, where 2 percent live.
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
- 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 Farku
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