Farooq Surname
Approximately 592,438 people bear this surname
Farooq Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'one who distinguishes between right and wrong'.
Farooq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 468,717 | 1:381 | 55 |
| Egypt | 32,826 | 1:2,801 | 392 |
| India | 25,265 | 1:30,361 | 2,241 |
| Saudi Arabia | 21,147 | 1:1,459 | 147 |
| Afghanistan | 11,091 | 1:2,899 | 306 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7,551 | 1:1,213 | 144 |
| Bangladesh | 6,398 | 1:24,907 | 1,690 |
| England | 4,426 | 1:12,589 | 1,860 |
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Oman | 2,391 | 1:1,542 | 223 |
| United States | 2,256 | 1:160,664 | 16,363 |
| Kuwait | 1,090 | 1:3,487 | 467 |
| Bahrain | 1,029 | 1:1,311 | 177 |
| Canada | 854 | 1:43,145 | 5,360 |
| Qatar | 842 | 1:2,800 | 261 |
| Spain | 495 | 1:94,449 | 7,847 |
| Iran | 232 | 1:330,959 | 22,609 |
| Scotland | 218 | 1:24,559 | 2,704 |
| Australia | 216 | 1:124,980 | 13,694 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Nigeria | 154 | 1:1,150,278 | 47,013 |
| Maldives | 147 | 1:2,749 | 266 |
| Greece | 145 | 1:76,412 | 12,866 |
| Iraq | 136 | 1:257,512 | 5,426 |
| Malaysia | 124 | 1:237,857 | 13,554 |
| Germany | 119 | 1:676,516 | 52,308 |
| Denmark | 115 | 1:49,084 | 5,081 |
| Kenya | 114 | 1:405,087 | 22,588 |
| Thailand | 105 | 1:672,746 | 112,498 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Norway | 97 | 1:53,013 | 7,617 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| Sweden | 71 | 1:138,687 | 9,791 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Japan | 55 | 1:2,324,442 | 29,670 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| Ireland | 37 | 1:127,269 | 6,194 |
| China | 34 | 1:40,215,340 | 2,154 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Farooq (327,022) may also be a first name.
Farooq Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'one who distinguishes between right and wrong'.
- omar5Farooq Demographics
Average Farooq Salary in
United States
$47,681 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Farooq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farooq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farooq (Arabic: فاروق, Hindi: फारूक, Marathi: फ़रूक़) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farooq? popularity and diffusion
The last name Farooq is the 889th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,301 people. The surname Farooq is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Farooq are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,190th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 327,022 people.
The surname Farooq is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 468,717 people, or 1 in 381. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 58 percent live, Sindh, where 16 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent live. Other than Pakistan this surname is found in 101 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 6 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Farooq Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Farooq last name are 6.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.45% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Farooq earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning 345,693 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.82% less than the national average, earning R 183,408 per year; in United States they earn 10.5% more than the national average, earning $47,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $54,135 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farooq Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farooq in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़रूक़ | faruqa | 86.67 |
| फ़ारूक़ | faruqa | 8 |
| फ़रुक़ | faruqa | 2.67 |
| फ़रूक़ु | faruqu | 1.33 |
| फ़रोक़ | faroqa | 1.33 |
| Farooq in the Hindi language | ||
| फारूक | pharuka | 54.97 |
| फारूख | pharukha | 16.06 |
| फारूक़ | pharuqa | 11.59 |
| फारुक | pharuka | 7.95 |
| फारुख | pharukha | 3.97 |
| फारूक़ | pharuqa | 1.82 |
| फारुक़ | pharuqa | 1.49 |
| फारुक़ | pharuqa | 1.16 |
| फ़ारूक़ | faruqa | 0.5 |
| फ़ारूक़ | faruqa | 0.33 |
| फा़रूक़ | pharuqa | 0.17 |
| Farooq in the Arabic language | ||
| فاروق | farwq | - |
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