Faruu Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Faruu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 113 | 1:1,567,635 | 58,980 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Faruu (141) may also be a first name.
Faruu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faruu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faruu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faruu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,683,218th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Faruu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 778,371st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 141 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 1,567,635. In Nigeria Faruu is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 88 percent reside, Zamfara, where 9 percent reside and Gombe, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Faruu
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