Fayek Surname

31,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Fayek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fayek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt13,2101:6,960850
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Iraq6861:51,0522,014
Syria2391:80,7573,181
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Lebanon991:56,9404,461
United Arab Emirates551:166,58712,493
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
India311:24,744,045333,161
England161:3,482,379114,324
Austria101:851,54467,454
France91:7,380,302306,885
Libya91:693,7751,982
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Fayek (9,830) may also be a first name.

Fayek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fayek (Hindi: फायेक, Marathi: फायेक) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fayek? popularity and diffusion

Fayek is the 31,854th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 435,233 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Fayek reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 79 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 61,950th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 9,830 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 13,210 people, or 1 in 6,960. Besides Egypt this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 5 percent are found.

Fayek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Druze (92%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Fayek last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fayek earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.82% more than the national average, earning $47,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 86.58% more than the national average, earning $92,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fayeke917/
Fayk891,139/
Faek89517/
Fayeq80796/
Fayak80348/
Faiek80316/
Fayik80276/
Fayuk80207/
Fajek8099/
Fayok8029/
Fawek805/
Fayke805/
Fayex803/
Foyek801/
Vayek801/
Feyek800/
Fayake7355/
Fayoke7349/
Foyeke7348/
Fayegh7332/
Fayock7319/
Fiyeke7310/
Fayakh739/
Feyeke737/
Fa'eek731/
Fahykh731/
Fayukh731/
Phayek731/
Fayeeq731/
Fayeqh731/
Fayque731/
Faytkh731/
Faygue731/
Faik6711,403/
Feek671,536/
Feyk671,246/
Feik671,182/
Feuk67368/
Fiek67326/
Foek67201/
Faykova67166/
Feak67144/
Fauk67132/
Fejk67114/
Fajk6712/
Fayg678/
Fayq677/
Fayeaux674/
Faeg672/
Faec672/
Fayique671/
Fyec671/
Foyk671/
Fuek670/

Fayek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fayek in the Hindi language
फायेकphayeka-
Fayek in the Marathi language
फायेकphayeka-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fayek
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