Phakir Surname
Approximately 35,540 people bear this surname
Phakir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 24,672 | 1:31,091 | 2,282 |
| Nepal | 10,835 | 1:2,629 | 337 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Phakir (18,113) may also be a first name.
Phakir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phakir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Phakir (Hindi: फकीर, Marathi: फकीर, Oriya: ଫକୀର) occurs most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phakir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,681st most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 205,052 people. Phakir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Phakir are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Phakir is also the 40,636th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 18,113 people.
It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 24,672 people, or 1 in 31,091. In India Phakir is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 97 percent reside, Karnataka, where 1 percent reside and Odisha, where 0 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 30 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phakir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phakir in the Hindi language | ||
| फकीर | phakira | 98.29 |
| फकिर | phakira | 0.93 |
| फाकिर | phakira | 0.36 |
| फाकीर | phakira | 0.21 |
| Phakir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫକୀର | phakira | 91.97 |
| ଫକିର | phakira | 5.2 |
| ଫାକିର | phakira | 0.49 |
| ଫକିର୍ | phakir | 0.27 |
| ଫାକୀର | phakira | 0.02 |
| ଫାକିରି | phakiri | 0.02 |
| କ୍ଷୀର | ksira | 0.02 |
| କିେଶାର | kiesara | 0.02 |
| ମହାଲି | mahali | 0.02 |
| ଫକୀର୍ | phakir | 0.02 |
| ମହାକୁଡ | mahakuda | 0.02 |
| Phakir in the Marathi language | ||
| फकीर | phakira | 70.27 |
| फिकर | phikara | 24.32 |
| हकीर | hakira | 2.16 |
| शाकीर | sakira | 1.08 |
| पकीर | pakira | 0.54 |
| जाफर | japhara | 0.54 |
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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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- 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 Phakir
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