Farouk Surname

2,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Farouk Surname User-submission:

The Farouk surname derived from the Arabic word farouq, which means 'one who can distinguish between right and wrong', it is Arabic given and family name.

Farouk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt175,8461:52367
Saudi Arabia16,3771:1,884209
Sudan15,9601:2,350333
Nigeria8,9101:19,8811,822
Ghana6,5121:4,149595
Syria5,0171:3,847443
Iraq4,2651:8,211679
Morocco3,8851:8,8741,192
Palestine3,2531:1,398249
Jordan2,3661:3,737765
Bangladesh2,1631:73,6743,528
Sri Lanka1,6081:12,9411,861
Algeria1,4961:25,8234,711
Kuwait1,2531:3,033397
Comoros9281:808119
Lebanon8101:6,9591,124
United Arab Emirates7861:11,6571,449
Malaysia4951:59,5844,500
Indonesia4721:280,18925,216
Oman4641:7,9481,098
South Africa3051:177,63219,553
Bahrain2791:4,834873
England2551:218,50218,526
France2541:261,50740,317
Niger2421:79,3063,453
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Israel1931:44,3405,979
Qatar1781:13,2471,453
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Uganda1211:322,63921,815
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
Philippines1001:1,012,38286,556
Iran901:853,13941,713
Tunisia901:6,7851,127
Guyana631:12,0991,709
Pakistan601:2,977,39824,221
Spain571:820,21133,492
Benin461:224,68720,522
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Tanzania361:1,470,60046,994
India351:21,916,154310,282
Australia301:899,85754,700
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Libya251:249,7591,033
Yemen251:1,057,01211,599
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Maldives101:40,4172,132
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
China41:341,830,39216,990
East Timor41:303,982255
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Swaziland41:324,550996
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Farouk (148,330) may also be a first name.

Farouk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Farouk surname derived from the Arabic word farouq, which means 'one who can distinguish between right and wrong', it is Arabic given and family name.

- dinafarouk

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

- omar5

Farouk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farouk (Arabic: فروق, Hindi: फारूक, Marathi: फारुक, Russian: Фароук) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farouk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,144th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,446 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Farouk reside; 77 percent reside in North Africa and 75 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Farouk is also the 7,083rd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 148,330 people.

The surname Farouk is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 175,846 people, or 1 in 523. Other than Egypt Farouk exists in 114 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live and Sudan, where 6 percent live.

Farouk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Farouk surname is chiefly Shiite (53%) in Lebanon and Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Farouk surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

The amount Farouk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.48% more than the national average, earning R 362,340 per year; in United States they earn 11.19% more than the national average, earning $47,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning $47,587 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farouck92427/
Farrouk92287/
Faroukh92283/
Farouke92140/
Faroukk924/
Fayrouk922/
Faroquk921/
Faruk91341,855/
Farok9139,120/
Farroukh86583/
Fa'rouke861/
Faroukhe861/
Farook8347,940/
Faroug8319,924/
Farukh8315,789/
Farouq8311,284/
Faruok831,119/
Faruke831,048/
Faroux83731/
Faruck83420/
Faroek83248/
Farokh83245/
Farruk83167/
Faaruk8349/
Farukk8345/
Faruuk8334/
Faroke8326/
Fharuk8323/
Farrok8323/
Farauk8322/
Fahruk8313/
Farock838/
Farukq837/
Faruek836/
Faroqu835/
Forouk835/
Fharok835/
Farhok834/
Farzok833/
Faruhk832/
Pfaruk831/
Fearuk831/
Fairuk831/
Farokk831/
Faruqk831/
Faroik831/
Fauruk831/
Farukg831/
Faarok831/
Faroyk831/
Faroukova801/
Faroque7716,674/
Farrokh7713,200/
Farrukh7711,641/
Farookh772,933/
Fauroux77916/
Farough77369/
Farookk77338/
Farooqu7796/
Farroux7747/
Farrouq7733/
Farouqe7726/
Fharukh7724/
Faruukh7720/
Faaroek7715/
Farooke7714/
Faroock7713/
Faruick7711/
Farukkh7710/
Faarukh778/
Pharouk778/
Farrook777/
Faharuk776/
Fahrouq776/
Farooqk775/
Faraukh775/
Farroug775/
Farzook774/
Faarook774/
Fargoug774/
Farrock773/
Farauck773/
Farookc772/
Farooks772/
Fharook772/
Farokhe772/
Farruhk772/
Farhokh772/
Pfaruke771/
Faurukh771/
Farhook771/
Farookq771/
Farookt771/
Farruck771/
Farruke771/
Faruikh771/
Farukhe771/
Faruquk771/
Farajuk771/
Fahrukh771/
Faruokh771/
Faroucq771/
Fareukh771/
Fasrukh771/
Fearock770/
Farhusk770/
Farogue770/
Faruq7364,155/
Faroq739,407/
Farak73855/
Farog73203/
Varuk73168/
Farug73114/
Farók7317/
Foruk7312/
Faroc7312/
Varok736/
Forok734/
Faruc732/
Farox731/
Farooque7110,252/
Farouque71625/
Farrough7135/
Farrokhs7133/
Farukova7131/
Farrookh7113/
Farroque717/
Fairrock713/
Farrukkh712/
Faarookh712/
Faruoque711/
Fairoozk711/
Farodque711/
Faroogue711/
Farooqut711/
Faarooqu711/
Farruukh711/
Farraukh711/
Faaroque711/
Farrrukh711/
Farooq67592,438/
Faruqe6711,076/
Faroog672,982/
Faroqe671,158/
Pharuk671,034/
Farakh67384/
Fairak67369/
Faruqu67331/
Farrak67304/
Farake67241/
Farroq67180/
Faruoq67168/
Faruuq67127/
Faraux67125/
Farogh67106/
Farrux6775/
Farzak6751/
Farruq6749/
Farack6725/
Farukhova6724/
Faroqq6724/
Vauruk6720/
Fauroq6719/
Faruqz6716/
Pharok6716/
Farrug6715/
Fatrug6714/
Farahk6710/
Fareek6710/
Farhak679/
Fajrak674/
Varukh674/
Faroqh674/
Faaruq673/
Forukh673/
Farugh673/
Fahrak673/
Faroiq673/
Forook672/
Fharuq672/
Faraik672/
Faruiq672/
Faruqh672/
Forouq672/
Varuuk672/
Faragk672/
Fahruq671/
Farask671/
Faraug671/
Farodq671/
Farooc671/
Farougová671/
Faruqt671/
Vayruk671/
Foroux671/
Farakk671/
Fahroq671/
Farrooque671/
Faroeg671/
Fharak671/
Faaroq671/
Faraqu671/
Faruog671/
Fourak671/
Vairuk671/
Farzoc671/
Forock670/
Foroke670/
Varook670/

Farouk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farouk in the Hindi language
फारूकpharuka-
Farouk in the Marathi language
फारुकpharuka66.67
फारोकpharoka33.33
Farouk in the Russian language
Фароукfarouk-
Farouk in the Arabic language
فروقfrwq-

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