Forqan Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Qatar

Forqan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forqan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan591:3,027,86224,468
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Forqan (97) may also be a first name.

Forqan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Forqan (Hindi: फोरकान) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forqan? popularity and diffusion

Forqan is the 2,075,631st most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Forqan live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Forqan is also the 962,660th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 97 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,027,862. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 61 percent live, Sindh, where 31 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foorqan926/
Forquan925/
Fourqan922/
Forqaan922/
Forquean860/
Forkan8313,375/
Farqan83475/
Forcan83228/
Ferqan8313/
Forqon836/
Fourquean801/
Fourkan77821/
Foorkan7767/
Forcand7721/
Forkane7712/
Forcant779/
Fourcan778/
Farqhan774/
Farquan774/
Forcain773/
Farqane772/
Forkhan772/
Forkaan771/
Forkain771/
Faurqan771/
Farqaan771/
Farqand771/
Fourkane71351/
Fourcand71181/
Forkeang7125/
Forcacin7112/
Forcasin718/
Fourkaan711/
Fourkhan711/
Farkan67188/
Fercan6758/
Forcassin6735/
Ferkan6727/
Forkon6713/
Vorcan675/
Vorkan672/
Farcan672/
Forcon671/
Farquahan670/

Forqan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forqan in the Hindi language
फोरकानphorakana-

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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 Forqan
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