Farook Surname

11,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Farook Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'one who distinguishes between right and wrong'.

Farook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka24,4851:850103
India6,1871:123,9807,996
Bangladesh4,8661:32,7492,063
Saudi Arabia4,0941:7,5371,068
United Arab Emirates2,4021:3,814482
Egypt1,8001:51,0754,987
Qatar9581:2,461218
Kuwait5591:6,799949
Oman3711:9,9411,270
England3641:153,07214,566
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Malaysia2581:114,3197,590
Pakistan2371:753,77211,005
Fiji1891:4,732899
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Canada601:614,09350,489
Australia411:658,43245,385
Brunei371:11,3171,397
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Guyana261:29,3163,211
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Maldives181:22,4541,401
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Farook (19,725) may also be a first name.

Farook Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'one who distinguishes between right and wrong'.

- omar5

Farook Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farook (Hindi: फारूक, Marathi: फ़ारुक, Oriya: ଫାରୁକ) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Farook click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farook? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,718th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 152,014 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Farook reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Farook is also the 38,199th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 19,725 people.

The surname Farook is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 24,485 people, or 1 in 850. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname is found in 67 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found.

Farook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farook last name are 19.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farook earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.07% more than the national average, earning R 311,472 per year; in United States they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $47,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.95% less than the national average, earning $42,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farookh922,933/
Farookk92338/
Farooke9214/
Faroock9213/
Farrook927/
Farooqk925/
Farzook924/
Faarook924/
Farookc922/
Farooks922/
Fharook922/
Farhook921/
Farookq921/
Farookt921/
Faerook921/
Farok9139,120/
Farrookh8613/
Faarookh862/
Fairoozk861/
Farooq83592,438/
Farouk83256,193/
Faroog832,982/
Faruok831,119/
Faroek83248/
Farokh83245/
Faroke8326/
Farrok8323/
Farock838/
Ferook835/
Fharok835/
Farhok834/
Farzok833/
Forook832/
Farokk831/
Farooc831/
Faroik831/
Faarok831/
Faroyk831/
Varook830/
Farrokh7713,200/
Farouck77427/
Farrouk77287/
Faroukh77283/
Farooqe77236/
Farouke77140/
Farooqh77108/
Farooqu7796/
Farrooq7746/
Faarooq7732/
Farooqq7725/
Faroogh7716/
Faaroek7715/
Pharook779/
Farooqc779/
Faaroog778/
Ffarooq777/
Farooqz776/
Faerooq774/
Faroukk774/
Farrock773/
Fharooq772/
Fasrooq772/
Fatrooq772/
Farokhe772/
Farooqs772/
Fayrouk772/
Farhokh772/
Farooqp771/
Hfarooq771/
Vfarooq771/
Faruokh771/
Fairooq771/
Faroozq771/
Faroquk771/
Farooqg771/
Fearock770/
Faruk73341,855/
Faroq739,407/
Farak73855/
Farog73203/
Farók7317/
Faroc7312/
Varok736/
Ferok736/
Forok734/
Farox731/
Farooque7110,252/
Farroukh71583/
Farrokhs7133/
Farogová714/
Pharookh713/
Fairrock713/
Farocova711/
Faroogue711/
Farooqut711/
Faarooqu711/
Farooqhe711/
Fa'rouke711/
Faroukhe711/
Farzooqq711/
Faroug6719,924/
Farukh6715,789/
Farouq6711,284/
Faroqe671,158/
Faruke671,048/
Faroux67731/
Faruck67420/
Farakh67384/
Fairak67369/
Farrak67304/
Farake67241/
Farroq67180/
Faruoq67168/
Farruk67167/
Farogh67106/
Farzak6751/
Faaruk6749/
Farukk6745/
Faruuk6734/
Forooq6734/
Farack6725/
Faroqq6724/
Fharuk6723/
Farauk6722/
Fauroq6719/
Pharok6716/
Fahruk6713/
Farahk6710/
Farhak679/
Ferooq678/
Farukq677/
Faroqu675/
Forouk675/
Fajrak674/
Faroqh674/
Fahrak673/
Faroiq673/
Faragk672/
Faruhk672/
Pharrookh671/
Pfaruk671/
Fearuk671/
Fairuk671/
Farask671/
Farodq671/
Farougová671/
Faruqk671/
Fauruk671/
Farakk671/
Fahroq671/
Farrooque671/
Faroukova671/
Faroeg671/
Fharak671/
Faaroq671/
Farukg671/
Faruog671/
Farzoc671/
Forock670/
Foroke670/

Farook Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farook in the Hindi language
फारूकpharuka97.86
फरूकpharuka1.03
फारुकpharuka0.48
फारूखpharukha0.34
फारुखpharukha0.1
फारूक्pharuk0.04
फारूकीpharuki0.04
फ़ारूकfaruka0.04
फ़ारूखfarukha0.02
फ़ारूकfaruka0.02
फॅारूकphearuka0.02
Farook in the Marathi language
फ़ारुकfaruka66.67
फ़ारुखfarukha22.22
फारोकpharoka11.11
Farook in the Oriya language
ଫାରୁକpharuka50
ଫାରକpharaka50

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