Farooqui Surname

22,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Farooqui Surname User-submission:

The Farooqui surname means 'one who is able to separate right from wrong'.

Farooqui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia7,3541:4,196559
India5,9561:128,7898,273
Pakistan4,5351:39,3921,752
United Arab Emirates1,5861:5,777736
United States1,2341:293,72727,220
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Thailand5671:124,58318,779
England4021:138,60213,521
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
Canada3121:118,09512,481
Qatar3001:7,860857
Bahrain2941:4,587818
Oman1701:21,6941,938
Australia341:793,99150,673
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Farooqûí (1) are calculated separately.

Farooqui (190) may also be a first name.

Farooqui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Farooqui surname means 'one who is able to separate right from wrong'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Farooqui Last Name Facts

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

Farooqui (Hindi: फारूकी, Marathi: फ़रूक़ुइ) is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can also be found as: Farooqûí. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farooqui? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,271st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 298,523 people. The last name Farooqui is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Farooqui live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Farooqui is also the 659,352nd most common given name on earth, held by 190 people.

It is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 7,354 people, or 1 in 4,196. Aside from Saudi Arabia Farooqui is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Pakistan, where 19 percent live.

Farooqui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Farooqui are 5.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farooqui earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 75.31% more than the national average, earning 606,713 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 339.63% more than the national average, earning R 1,044,720 per year; in United States they earn 13.43% more than the national average, earning $48,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $49,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farooquie9453/
Farooquei949/
Farrooqui942/
Farookqui941/
Farooqwui941/
Faarooqui941/
Farooqi9344,432/
Faroqui93326/
Farooqûí921/
Farooque8810,252/
Farooqie8831/
Farouqui8821/
Farookui8812/
Farooqhi8811/
Farroqui8810/
Farooqei887/
Farrooqi887/
Faroogui885/
Farooqoi885/
Farooqai883/
Farooqii883/
Forooqui882/
Farooqki882/
Faarooqi882/
Ferooqui881/
Pfarooqi881/
Farooqih881/
Farooqio881/
Farooqiz881/
Farooquy881/
Faroquii881/
Farooqeu881/
Farooqis881/
Faroqi861,033/
Farooquee82157/
Pharooqui821/
Farrooque821/
Farooquey821/
Faroque8016,674/
Faruqui806,661/
Farouki802,241/
Farooki801,863/
Farouqi80830/
Varoqui80698/
Farooqe80236/
Farroqi8031/
Farooqy8027/
Forooqi805/
Faroqih804/
Faroqhi804/
Ferooqi804/
Faroquy804/
Faraqui803/
Faroqqi802/
Faaroqi802/
Farocqi801/
Faruoqi801/
Faroqai801/
Farooquepp781/
Farouque75625/
Faruquie75466/
Farookhi75246/
Faroukhi75178/
Farrouki75178/
Farooqee7532/
Faroquee759/
Farruqui757/
Farroque757/
Faruquii753/
Farookai753/
Faruuqui752/
Forooque752/
Faruoque751/
Faraaqui751/
Farasqui751/
Farauqui751/
Farodque751/
Faroogue751/
Farookue751/
Farrooki751/
Farukqui751/
Farzoque751/
Varoquie751/
Faruqqui751/
Farooqay751/
Farooqhe751/
Faaroque751/
Farookie751/
Farougui751/
Faroquey751/
Faruki7113,520/
Faruqi715,805/
Faroqe711,158/
Faroki71177/
Faraqi715/
Faroqy713/
Farrookhi711/
Farroukit711/
Farroukhi711/
Fairoukoi711/
Foroqi711/
Faruque6790,469/
Farukhi672,225/
Farokhi671,724/
Faraque67919/
Farouky67248/
Farouke67140/
Farouqy6770/
Farochi6751/
Fahruqi6741/
Forouqi6729/
Farouqe6726/
Farooka6724/
Faruchi6724/
Veroqui6724/
Farooke6714/
Farouqa6713/
Farooky6712/
Farauqi6711/
Farukki6710/
Farouka6710/
Faragui6710/
Farocki6710/
Farukai678/
Farakui674/
Farukie674/
Faruuki673/
Faroqee673/
Farruki673/
Fareuqi672/
Faruqhi672/
Faruqie672/
Faruqqi672/
Farzuki672/
Fharuki671/
Fauruki671/
Faaruqi671/
Farroki671/
Farukei671/
Farukyi671/
Faruqei671/
Faruqki671/
Faruqua671/
Faruuqi671/
Fasruki671/
Forooki671/
Forooqe671/
Varouki671/
Ferouki671/
Farruqi671/
Faruqai671/
Faroqqe671/
Farraqi671/
Farhoki671/
Farogue670/

Farooqui Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farooqui in the Hindi language
फारूकीpharuki82.16
फारुकीpharuki6.14
फारूखीpharukhi4.39
फारूक़ीpharuqi3.22
फरूकीpharuki1.17
फारुक़ीpharuqi0.58
फरूक़ीpharuqi0.58
फारूक़ीpharuqi0.58
फारुखीpharukhi0.29
फारूकिpharuki0.29
फ़ारूकीfaruki0.29
फरूमीpharumi0.29
Farooqui in the Marathi language
फ़रूक़ुइfaruqu'i53.99
फ़ारुकीfaruki24.54
फ़रूक़ीfaruqi3.68
फ़रूिक़faruiqa3.68
फ़ारूिक़faruiqa2.45
फ़रुिक़faruiqa1.84
फ़रूक़ुईfaruqu'i1.23
फ़रूकीfaruki1.23
फ़रुक़ुइfaruqu'i1.23
फ़ारूकीfaruki1.23
फ़ारुिकfaruika1.23
फ़रुकीfaruki1.23
फ़रूखीfarukhi1.23
फ़ारोकीfaroki1.23

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