Farooq Surname

889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Farooq Surname User-submission:

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

Farooq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan468,7171:38155
Egypt32,8261:2,801392
India25,2651:30,3612,241
Saudi Arabia21,1471:1,459147
Afghanistan11,0911:2,899306
United Arab Emirates7,5511:1,213144
Bangladesh6,3981:24,9071,690
England4,4261:12,5891,860
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
Oman2,3911:1,542223
United States2,2561:160,66416,363
Kuwait1,0901:3,487467
Bahrain1,0291:1,311177
Canada8541:43,1455,360
Qatar8421:2,800261
Spain4951:94,4497,847
Iran2321:330,95922,609
Scotland2181:24,5592,704
Australia2161:124,98013,694
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Nigeria1541:1,150,27847,013
Maldives1471:2,749266
Greece1451:76,41212,866
Iraq1361:257,5125,426
Malaysia1241:237,85713,554
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Denmark1151:49,0845,081
Kenya1141:405,08722,588
Thailand1051:672,746112,498
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Norway971:53,0137,617
France901:738,03091,686
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Japan551:2,324,44229,670
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Wales381:81,4356,830
Ireland371:127,2696,194
China341:40,215,3402,154
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Israel181:475,42436,085
Austria171:500,90847,931
Libya161:390,2481,390
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
South Korea101:5,124,026903
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Finland81:687,08836,047
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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'.

- omar5

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farooqe92236/
Farooqh92108/
Farooqu9296/
Farrooq9246/
Faarooq9232/
Farooqq9225/
Farooqc929/
Ffarooq927/
Farooqz926/
Farooqk925/
Faerooq924/
Fharooq922/
Fasrooq922/
Fatrooq922/
Farooqs922/
Farookq921/
Farooqp921/
Hfarooq921/
Vfarooq921/
Fairooq921/
Faroozq921/
Farooqg921/
Faroq919,407/
Farooque8610,252/
Farooqut861/
Faarooqu861/
Farooqhe861/
Farzooqq861/
Farook8347,940/
Farouq8311,284/
Faroog832,982/
Faroqe831,158/
Farroq83180/
Faruoq83168/
Forooq8334/
Faroqq8324/
Fauroq8319/
Ferooq838/
Faroqu835/
Faroqh834/
Faroiq833/
Farodq831/
Farooc831/
Fahroq831/
Faaroq831/
Farrooque801/
Faroque7716,674/
Farookh772,933/
Farookk77338/
Farrouq7733/
Farouqe7726/
Faroogh7716/
Farooke7714/
Faroock7713/
Faaroog778/
Farrook777/
Fahrouq776/
Farzook774/
Faarook774/
Pharooq773/
Farookc772/
Farooks772/
Fharook772/
Farhook771/
Farookt771/
Forooqe771/
Forrooq771/
Faerook771/
Faerouq771/
Faroqqe771/
Faroquk771/
Faroucq771/
Farroqh771/
Fahruoq771/
Faruq7364,155/
Farok7339,120/
Faraq734,200/
Farog73203/
Faroc7312/
Feroq731/
Farox731/
Foroq731/
Farouque71625/
Farrookh7113/
Farroque717/
Farogová714/
Faarookh712/
Forooque712/
Faruoque711/
Fairoozk711/
Farocova711/
Farodque711/
Faroogue711/
Faaroque711/
Farouk67256,193/
Faroug6719,924/
Faruqe6711,076/
Fairaq671,359/
Faruok671,119/
Faroux67731/
Faruqu67331/
Faraqe67281/
Faroek67248/
Farokh67245/
Faruuq67127/
Farogh67106/
Faraqh6768/
Farruq6749/
Farraq6729/
Faroke6726/
Farrok6723/
Faruqz6716/
Farock678/
Farukq677/
Ferook675/
Fharok675/
Farhok674/
Farzok673/
Faaruq673/
Fooroq672/
Forook672/
Fharuq672/
Faraaq672/
Faruiq672/
Faruqh672/
Forouq672/
Farazq672/
Fahruq671/
Farokk671/
Farougová671/
Faruqk671/
Faruqt671/
Faroik671/
Faroukova671/
Faroeg671/
Fayraq671/
Faraqu671/
Faruog671/
Faarok671/
Farzoc671/
Faroyk671/
Varook670/

Farooq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farooq in the Marathi language
फ़रूक़faruqa86.67
फ़ारूक़faruqa8
फ़रुक़faruqa2.67
फ़रूक़ुfaruqu1.33
फ़रोक़faroqa1.33
Farooq in the Hindi language
फारूकpharuka54.97
फारूखpharukha16.06
फारूक़pharuqa11.59
फारुकpharuka7.95
फारुखpharukha3.97
फारूक़pharuqa1.82
फारुक़pharuqa1.49
फारुक़pharuqa1.16
फ़ारूक़faruqa0.5
फ़ारूक़faruqa0.33
फा़रूक़pharuqa0.17
Farooq in the Arabic language
فاروقfarwq-

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