Faruq Surname
Approximately 64,155 people bear this surname
Faruq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 45,870 | 1:3,474 | 330 |
| Nigeria | 10,469 | 1:16,921 | 1,620 |
| Indonesia | 5,377 | 1:24,595 | 2,938 |
| India | 654 | 1:1,172,883 | 47,368 |
| Pakistan | 332 | 1:538,084 | 8,977 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| Afghanistan | 112 | 1:287,082 | 4,626 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| United Arab Emirates | 103 | 1:88,954 | 7,958 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Faruq (36,345) may also be a first name.
Faruq Demographics
Faruq Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Faruq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faruq Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faruq (Bengali: ফারুক, Hindi: फारूक, Marathi: फारुक़, Oriya: ଫାରୁକ) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faruq? popularity and diffusion
The last name Faruq is the 8,825th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 113,593 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Faruq live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 24,013th most common given name at a global level, borne by 36,345 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 45,870 people, or 1 in 3,474. Aside from Bangladesh Faruq occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Faruq Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Faruq surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Faruq are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Faruq earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $51,626 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faruq Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faruq in the Bengali language | ||
| ফারুক | pharuka | - |
| Faruq in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫାରୁକ | pharuka | - |
| Faruq in the Marathi language | ||
| फारुक़ | pharuqa | 32.14 |
| फ़रुक़ | faruqa | 25 |
| फ़ारुक़ | faruqa | 21.43 |
| फ़ारुक | faruka | 7.14 |
| फरुक़ | pharuqa | 3.57 |
| फ़रूक़ | faruqa | 3.57 |
| फ़ारुक़ाईल | faruqa'ila | 3.57 |
| फारूक़ | pharuqa | 3.57 |
| Faruq in the Hindi language | ||
| फारूक | pharuka | 22.86 |
| फारुक़ | pharuqa | 19.64 |
| फ़ारुक़ | faruqa | 18.21 |
| फारूक़ | pharuqa | 15.36 |
| फारुक | pharuka | 5.71 |
| फारुक़ | pharuqa | 5 |
| फारूख | pharukha | 5 |
| फ़ारूक़ | faruqa | 3.21 |
| फ़रूक़ | faruqa | 2.14 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faruq
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