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) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Faruuk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faruuk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Faruuk is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Faruuk occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Faruuk live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faruuk is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 63 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 88 percent reside, Kano, where 4 percent reside and Kebbi, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Faruuk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the 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
- 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 Faruuk
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