Faruq Surname

8,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Faruq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faruq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh45,8701:3,474330
Nigeria10,4691:16,9211,620
Indonesia5,3771:24,5952,938
India6541:1,172,88347,368
Pakistan3321:538,0848,977
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Afghanistan1121:287,0824,626
England1031:540,95233,556
United Arab Emirates1031:88,9547,958
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Faruq (36,345) may also be a first name.

Faruq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faruq (Bengali: ফারুক, Hindi: फारूक, Marathi: फारुक़, Oriya: ଫାରୁକ) is most common in Bangladesh. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Faruq.

How Common Is The Last Name Faruq? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,825th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 113,593 people. The last name Faruq is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Faruq are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Faruq is also the 24,013th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 36,345 people.

The last name Faruq is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 45,870 people, or 1 in 3,474. Other than Bangladesh Faruq occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Faruq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Faruq last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Faruq surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farouq9111,284/
Faruqe9111,076/
Faruqu91331/
Faruuq91127/
Farruq9149/
Faruqz9116/
Farukq917/
Faaruq913/
Fharuq912/
Faruiq912/
Faruqh912/
Fahruq911/
Faruqk911/
Faruqt911/
Farueq911/
Faruque8390,469/
Farrouq8333/
Farouqe8326/
Fahrouq836/
Farauqe831/
Farruqh831/
Faruquk831/
Faruquq831/
Faruuqe831/
Fauruqe831/
Faerouq831/
Faroucq831/
Faaruuq831/
Farruqe831/
Faruk80341,855/
Fariq801,665/
Farug80114/
Varuq8018/
Faruc802/
Foruq802/
Feruq802/
Farouque77625/
Farruque7716/
Fharuque771/
Fairuque771/
Faruquqe771/
Farooq73592,438/
Farouk73256,193/
Faroug7319,924/
Farukh7315,789/
Faruke731,048/
Faroux73731/
Faruck73420/
Farruk73167/
Faraux73125/
Farrux7375/
Faaruk7349/
Farukk7345/
Faruuk7334/
Fharuk7323/
Farauk7322/
Fajriq7317/
Farrug7315/
Fatrug7314/
Fahruk7313/
Faricq739/
Pharuq737/
Faruek736/
Farriq734/
Farugh733/
Forouq732/
Faruhk732/
Pfaruk731/
Fearuk731/
Fairuk731/
Faraug731/
Fauruk731/
Farukg731/
Fariqu731/
Fariqq731/
Farrukh6711,641/
Fauroux67916/
Farouck67427/
Farough67369/
Farrouk67287/
Faroukh67283/
Farooqe67236/
Farouke67140/
Farooqh67108/
Farooqu6796/
Farroux6747/
Farrooq6746/
Faarooq6732/
Farooqq6725/
Fharukh6724/
Faruukh6720/
Farugue6711/
Faruick6711/
Farukkh6710/
Farooqc679/
Faarukh678/
Ffarooq677/
Fauraux677/
Faharuk676/
Farooqk675/
Faraukh675/
Farroug675/
Fargoug674/
Faroukk674/
Farauck673/
Fharooq672/
Farruhk672/
Fayrouk672/
Pharuqe671/
Pfaruke671/
Faurukh671/
Faraugh671/
Farookq671/
Farruck671/
Farruke671/
Faruikh671/
Farukhe671/
Foiruuq671/
Hfarooq671/
Vfarooq671/
Fahrukh671/
Fairooq671/
Fareukh671/
Farooqg671/
Fasrukh671/
Farhusk670/

Faruq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faruq in the Bengali language
ফারুকpharuka-
Faruq in the Oriya language
ଫାରୁକpharuka-
Faruq in the Marathi language
फारुक़pharuqa32.14
फ़रुक़faruqa25
फ़ारुक़faruqa21.43
फ़ारुकfaruka7.14
फरुक़pharuqa3.57
फ़रूक़faruqa3.57
फ़ारुक़ाईलfaruqa'ila3.57
फारूक़pharuqa3.57
Faruq in the Hindi language
फारूकpharuka22.86
फारुक़pharuqa19.64
फ़ारुक़faruqa18.21
फारूक़pharuqa15.36
फारुकpharuka5.71
फारुक़pharuqa5
फारूखpharukha5
फ़ारूक़faruqa3.21
फ़रूक़faruqa2.14

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