Umarfaruq Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umarfaruq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Umarfaruq Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Umarfaruq (29) may also be a first name.

Umarfaruq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umarfaruq (Marathi: उमरफारुक) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Umarfaruq.

How Common Is The Last Name Umarfaruq? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Umarfaruq occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Umarfaruq are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umarfaruq is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

The surname Umarfaruq is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Umarfaruq is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 92 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umarfaruk8952/
Umarfarooq8410/
Umarfarouk842/
Umarfarukh841/
Omarfaruk781,266/
Omorfaruq781/
Umarfarook7425/
Umarpharuk743/
Omarfarouk742/
Ummarfarookh673/
Umarpharook601/
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Umarfaruq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umarfaruq in the Marathi language
उमरफारुकumarapharuka-

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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 Umarfaruq
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