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
The surname Faruuk (Hindi: फारूख) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Faruuk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Faruuk reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 63 people.
Faruuk is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Faruuk is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 88 percent live, Kano, where 4 percent live and Kebbi, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.
Faruuk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Faruuk last name is predominantly 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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