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
Phakir (Hindi: फकीर, Marathi: फकीर, Oriya: ଫକୀର) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Phakir.
How Common Is The Last Name Phakir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15,681st most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 205,052 people. The last name 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 widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 18,113 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 24,672 people, or 1 in 31,091. In India Phakir is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 97 percent live, Karnataka, where 1 percent live and Odisha, where 0 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 30 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
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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