Faruk Surname
Approximately 341,855 people bear this surname
Faruk Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'one who distinguishes between right and wrong'.
Faruk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 259,540 | 1:614 | 58 |
| Nigeria | 35,258 | 1:5,024 | 658 |
| India | 31,069 | 1:24,689 | 1,866 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Indonesia | 3,601 | 1:36,726 | 4,274 |
| Ghana | 1,455 | 1:18,571 | 2,344 |
| Egypt | 1,312 | 1:70,073 | 6,466 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Turkey | 401 | 1:194,068 | 14,382 |
| United Arab Emirates | 388 | 1:23,614 | 2,683 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| England | 232 | 1:240,164 | 19,707 |
| Qatar | 144 | 1:16,375 | 1,767 |
| United States | 141 | 1:2,570,631 | 155,955 |
| Malaysia | 130 | 1:226,879 | 13,060 |
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
| Uganda | 75 | 1:520,524 | 29,324 |
| Northern Cyprus | 62 | 1:5,145 | 1,030 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Pakistan | 51 | 1:3,502,821 | 26,594 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Kenya | 27 | 1:1,710,367 | 35,924 |
| Ukraine | 26 | 1:1,750,873 | 130,688 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Faruk (361,544) may also be a first name.
Faruk Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'one who distinguishes between right and wrong'.
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Faruk Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Faruk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faruk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faruk (Bengali: ফারুক, Hindi: फारूक, Marathi: फारूक, Oriya: ଫାରୁକ, Russian: Фарук) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Faruk.
How Common Is The Last Name Faruk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,587th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 21,318 people. The surname Faruk is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Faruk live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,876th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 361,544 people.
The last name is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 259,540 people, or 1 in 614. Barring Bangladesh this last name occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Faruk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Faruk surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (80%) in Kenya and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Faruk last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Faruk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.33% less than the national average, earning €3,806 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.78% more than the national average, earning R 296,532 per year; in United States they earn 10.25% less than the national average, earning $38,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $43,978 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faruk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faruk in the Bengali language | ||
| ফারুক | pharuka | 99.25 |
| ফারুক্ | pharuk | 0.19 |
| Faruk in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫାରୁକ | pharuka | 76.92 |
| ଫାରୁକ୍ | pharuk | 17.31 |
| ଫାରକ୍ | pharak | 0.96 |
| ଫାରୁ | pharu | 0.96 |
| Faruk in the Hindi language | ||
| फारूक | pharuka | 61.64 |
| फारुक | pharuka | 37.17 |
| फ़ारुक | faruka | 0.11 |
| फ़ारूक | faruka | 0.04 |
| फ़रुक | faruka | 0.03 |
| फारूक् | pharuk | 0.03 |
| फारुक् | pharuk | 0.02 |
| फ़रूक | faruka | 0.01 |
| फ़ारुक | faruka | 0 |
| फारू | pharu | 0 |
| फरूक् | pharuk | 0 |
| Faruk in the Marathi language | ||
| फारूक | pharuka | 58.18 |
| फारुक | pharuka | 29.52 |
| फारुख | pharukha | 4.49 |
| फारुका | pharuka | 2.35 |
| फ़ारुक | faruka | 1.15 |
| फारुक् | pharuk | 0.21 |
| फ़ारूक़ | faruqa | 0.09 |
| फ़रूक़ | faruqa | 0.09 |
| फ़ारुक़ | faruqa | 0.09 |
| करुक | karuka | 0.09 |
| फ़ारूक | faruka | 0.04 |
| रारूक | raruka | 0.04 |
| कारुक | karuka | 0.04 |
| रारुक | raruka | 0.04 |
| Faruk in the Russian language | ||
| Фарук | faruk | - |
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