Farouq Surname

45,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Sudan

Farouq Surname User-submission:

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

Farouq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,6001:25,5382,858
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
Morocco9201:37,4746,047
Nigeria9181:192,96611,669
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Jordan1591:55,6135,322
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Pakistan1141:1,567,05216,715
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
Tanzania641:827,21343,161
England381:1,466,26563,675
Iraq371:946,53112,381
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Palestine291:156,8578,402
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India121:63,922,115578,870
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Farouq (18,225) may also be a first name.

Farouq Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- omar5

Farouq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farouq (Hindi: फारूख) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farouq? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,938th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 645,830 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Farouq are found; 70 percent are found in North Africa and 62 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 40,451st most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 18,225 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,600 people, or 1 in 25,538. Barring Egypt this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 30 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside.

Farouq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Farouq last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farouq earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.75% less than the national average, earning $38,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrouq9233/
Farouqe9226/
Fahrouq926/
Faroucq921/
Faruq9164,155/
Faroq919,407/
Farouque86625/
Farooq83592,438/
Farouk83256,193/
Faroug8319,924/
Faruqe8311,076/
Faroqe831,158/
Faroux83731/
Faruqu83331/
Farroq83180/
Faruoq83168/
Faruuq83127/
Farruq8349/
Faroqq8324/
Fauroq8319/
Faruqz8316/
Farukq837/
Faroqu835/
Faroqh834/
Faaruq833/
Faroiq833/
Fharuq832/
Faruiq832/
Faruqh832/
Forouq832/
Fahruq831/
Farodq831/
Faruqk831/
Faruqt831/
Fahroq831/
Faaroq831/
Faruque7790,469/
Faroque7716,674/
Fauroux77916/
Farouck77427/
Farough77369/
Farrouk77287/
Faroukh77283/
Farooqe77236/
Farouke77140/
Farooqh77108/
Farooqu7796/
Farroux7747/
Farrooq7746/
Faarooq7732/
Farooqq7725/
Farooqc779/
Ffarooq777/
Faroioq777/
Farooqz776/
Farooqk775/
Farroug775/
Fargoug774/
Faroukk774/
Fharooq772/
Fasrooq772/
Fatrooq772/
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Fayrouk772/
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Faroquk771/
Faaruuq771/
Farroqh771/
Fahruoq771/
Farruqe771/
Farooqg771/
Farogue770/
Faruk73341,855/
Farok7339,120/
Faraq734,200/
Farog73203/
Farug73114/
Varuq7318/
Faroc7312/
Faruc732/
Foruq732/
Farox731/
Foroq731/
Farooque7110,252/
Farroukh71583/
Farrough7135/
Farruque7116/
Farroque717/
Faruoque711/
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Fairuque711/
Farodque711/
Faroogue711/
Farooqut711/
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Faruquqe711/
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Faaroque711/
Fa'rouke711/
Faroukhe711/
Farzooqq711/
Farook6747,940/
Farukh6715,789/
Faroog672,982/
Fairaq671,359/
Faruok671,119/
Faruke671,048/
Faruck67420/
Faraqe67281/
Faroek67248/
Farokh67245/
Farruk67167/
Faraux67125/
Farogh67106/
Farrux6775/
Faraqh6768/
Faaruk6749/
Farukk6745/
Faruuk6734/
Forooq6734/
Farraq6729/
Faroke6726/
Fharuk6723/
Farrok6723/
Farauk6722/
Farrug6715/
Fatrug6714/
Fahruk6713/
Farock678/
Pharuq677/
Faruek676/
Forouk675/
Fharok675/
Farhok674/
Farzok673/
Farugh673/
Fooroq672/
Faraaq672/
Farazq672/
Faruhk672/
Pfaruk671/
Fearuk671/
Fairuk671/
Faraug671/
Farokk671/
Farooc671/
Farougová671/
Faroik671/
Fauruk671/
Foroux671/
Farrooque671/
Faroukova671/
Faroeg671/
Fayraq671/
Farukg671/
Faraqu671/
Faruog671/
Faraiq671/
Faarok671/
Farzoc671/
Faroyk671/

Farouq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farouq in the Hindi language
फारूखpharukha50
फारूकpharuka50

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