Faruuk Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Faruuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Faruuk (63) may also be a first name.
Faruuk Demographics
Faruuk Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Faruuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faruuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faruuk (Hindi: फारूख) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Faruuk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Faruuk is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Faruuk is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Faruuk are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used given name internationally, held by 63 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Faruuk is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 88 percent are found, Kano, where 4 percent are found and Kebbi, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
Faruuk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faruuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faruuk in the Hindi language | ||
| फारूख | pharukha | 50 |
| फारूक | pharuka | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Faruuk
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