Faruk Surname

1,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Faruk Surname User-submission:

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

Faruk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh259,5401:61458
Nigeria35,2581:5,024658
India31,0691:24,6891,866
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Indonesia3,6011:36,7264,274
Ghana1,4551:18,5712,344
Egypt1,3121:70,0736,466
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Turkey4011:194,06814,382
United Arab Emirates3881:23,6142,683
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
England2321:240,16419,707
Qatar1441:16,3751,767
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Malaysia1301:226,87913,060
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Uganda751:520,52429,324
Northern Cyprus621:5,1451,030
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada511:722,46357,796
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Kenya271:1,710,36735,924
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
France71:9,488,960336,266
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Finland61:916,11741,832
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
China41:341,830,39216,990
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
San Marino11:33,214932
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

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'.

- omar5

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farouk91256,193/
Farukh9115,789/
Faruke911,048/
Faruck91420/
Farruk91167/
Faaruk9149/
Farukk9145/
Faruuk9134/
Fharuk9123/
Farauk9122/
Fahruk9113/
Farukq917/
Faruek916/
Faruhk912/
Pfaruk911/
Fearuk911/
Fairuk911/
Faruqk911/
Fauruk911/
Farukg911/
Farrukh8311,641/
Farouck83427/
Farrouk83287/
Faroukh83283/
Farouke83140/
Fharukh8324/
Faruukh8320/
Faruick8311/
Farukkh8310/
Faarukh838/
Faharuk836/
Faraukh835/
Faroukk834/
Farauck833/
Farruhk832/
Fayrouk832/
Pfaruke831/
Faurukh831/
Farruck831/
Farruke831/
Faruikh831/
Farukhe831/
Faruquk831/
Fahrukh831/
Fareukh831/
Fasrukh831/
Farhusk830/
Faruq8064,155/
Farok8039,120/
Farik801,735/
Varuk80168/
Farug80114/
Feruk8064/
Farók8017/
Foruk8012/
Faruc802/
Farroukh77583/
Farukova7731/
Farrukkh772/
Farruukh771/
Farraukh771/
Fa'rouke771/
Faroukhe771/
Farrrukh771/
Farook7347,940/
Faroug7319,924/
Farouq7311,284/
Faruqe7311,076/
Pharuk731,034/
Farikh73788/
Faroux73731/
Faruqu73331/
Faroek73248/
Farokh73245/
Faruuq73127/
Faraux73125/
Farrux7375/
Farruq7349/
Feruck7331/
Fahrik7328/
Farick7324/
Farrok7323/
Vauruk7320/
Faruqz7316/
Farrug7315/
Fatrug7314/
Fayrik736/
Forouk735/
Fharok735/
Varukh734/
Farrik734/
Farhok734/
Farzok733/
Faaruq733/
Forukh733/
Farugh733/
Fharuq732/
Faruiq732/
Faruqh732/
Varuuk732/
Ferruk731/
Fahruq731/
Faraug731/
Farokk731/
Faruqt731/
Vayruk731/
Fariqu731/
Vairuk731/
Faarok731/
Farueq731/
Ferhuk731/
Farukhova7124/
Faroukova711/
Faruque6790,469/
Farrokh6713,200/
Farookh672,933/
Pharukh671,596/
Fauroux67916/
Farough67369/
Farookk67338/
Fearick67129/
Farrick67104/
Farooqu6796/
Farroux6747/
Farrouq6733/
Farouqe6726/
Faaroek6715/
Fairick6715/
Farrukhova6714/
Farooke6714/
Faroock6713/
Farugue6711/
Fayrick679/
Pharouk678/
Farrook677/
Fauraux677/
Fahrouq676/
Farooqk675/
Farroug675/
Pharuik674/
Faarook674/
Fargoug674/
Farookc672/
Fharook672/
Vaharuk672/
Farhokh672/
Pharuek671/
Pharuks671/
Phharuk671/
Faraugh671/
Farauqe671/
Farhook671/
Farookq671/
Farruqh671/
Faruquq671/
Faruuqe671/
Fauruqe671/
Faerouq671/
Faroucq671/
Forrukh671/
Fharikh671/
Ferrukh671/
Faaruuq671/
Phatruk671/
Farruqe671/
Ferruck671/
Fearock670/

Faruk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faruk in the Bengali language
ফারুকpharuka99.25
ফারুক্pharuk0.19
Faruk in the Oriya language
ଫାରୁକpharuka76.92
ଫାରୁକ୍pharuk17.31
ଫାରକ୍pharak0.96
ଫାରୁpharu0.96
Faruk in the Hindi language
फारूकpharuka61.64
फारुकpharuka37.17
फ़ारुकfaruka0.11
फ़ारूकfaruka0.04
फ़रुकfaruka0.03
फारूक्pharuk0.03
फारुक्pharuk0.02
फ़रूकfaruka0.01
फ़ारुकfaruka0
फारूpharu0
फरूक्pharuk0
Faruk in the Marathi language
फारूकpharuka58.18
फारुकpharuka29.52
फारुखpharukha4.49
फारुकाpharuka2.35
फ़ारुकfaruka1.15
फारुक्pharuk0.21
फ़ारूक़faruqa0.09
फ़रूक़faruqa0.09
फ़ारुक़faruqa0.09
करुकkaruka0.09
फ़ारूकfaruka0.04
रारूकraruka0.04
कारुकkaruka0.04
रारुकraruka0.04
Faruk in the Russian language
Фарукfaruk-

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