Farooqi Surname

12,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Farooqi Surname User-submission:

The surname is descendent from second Islamic caliph Omar Farooq (d.644). The family name is widely known as Al-Omari in Arabic countries, and as Farooqi in Indian subcontinent where second highest proportion live after Middle east. Omar's great grand son Al-adham travelled to Afghanistan as priest, and this tribe then moved to modern day Pakistan and India.

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Farooqi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan31,6811:5,639513
Saudi Arabia4,0151:7,6851,079
Iran2,4171:31,7683,816
India2,2621:339,10918,648
United States1,1011:329,20929,862
United Arab Emirates1,0071:9,0991,134
England4731:117,79711,992
Canada3931:93,75510,242
Qatar2431:9,7041,068
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Afghanistan1141:282,0454,567
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Australia331:818,05251,601
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France181:3,690,151224,666
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Denmark161:352,79524,706
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Norway151:342,81932,589
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Oman121:307,3314,704
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
China51:273,464,31313,838
Wales51:618,90625,852
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Farooqi (676) may also be a first name.

Farooqi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname is descendent from second Islamic caliph Omar Farooq (d.644). The family name is widely known as Al-Omari in Arabic countries, and as Farooqi in Indian subcontinent where second highest proportion live after Middle east. Omar's great grand son Al-adham travelled to Afghanistan as priest, and this tribe then moved to modern day Pakistan and India.

- lonewolf1947

Farooqi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farooqi (Hindi: फारूकी) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farooqi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,634th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 164,016 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Farooqi reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 318,733rd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 676 people.

The last name Farooqi is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 31,681 people, or 1 in 5,639. In Pakistan Farooqi is most frequent in: Sindh, where 45 percent live, Punjab, where 37 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 8 percent live. Besides Pakistan it is found in 51 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.

Farooqi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farooqi last name are 12.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farooqi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.89% less than the national average, earning 287,628 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.14% less than the national average, earning R 199,272 per year; in United States they earn 26.95% more than the national average, earning $54,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning $47,404 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farooqui9324,412/
Farooqie9331/
Farooqhi9311/
Farooqei937/
Farrooqi937/
Farooqoi935/
Farooqai933/
Farooqii933/
Farooqki932/
Faarooqi932/
Pfarooqi931/
Farooqih931/
Farooqio931/
Farooqiz931/
Farooqis931/
Faroqi921,033/
Farooquie8853/
Farooquei889/
Farrooqui882/
Farookqui881/
Faarooqui881/
Farooki861,863/
Farouqi86830/
Faroqui86326/
Farooqe86236/
Farroqi8631/
Farooqy8627/
Forooqi865/
Faroqih864/
Faroqhi864/
Ferooqi864/
Faroqqi862/
Faaroqi862/
Farocqi861/
Faruoqi861/
Faroqai861/
Farooque8010,252/
Farookhi80246/
Farooqee8032/
Farouqui8021/
Farookui8012/
Farroqui8010/
Farookai803/
Forooqui802/
Ferooqui801/
Farrooki801/
Farooqay801/
Farooqhe801/
Farooquy801/
Farooqûí801/
Faroquii801/
Farookie801/
Farooqeu801/
Faruqi775,805/
Faroqe771,158/
Faroki77177/
Faraqi775/
Faroqy773/
Foroqi771/
Farooquee75157/
Pharooqui751/
Farrookhi751/
Farrooque751/
Fairoukoi751/
Farooquey751/
Faroque7116,674/
Faruqui716,661/
Farouki712,241/
Farokhi711,724/
Varoqui71698/
Farouqy7170/
Farochi7151/
Fahruqi7141/
Forouqi7129/
Farouqe7126/
Farooka7124/
Farooke7114/
Farouqa7113/
Farooky7112/
Farauqi7111/
Farocki7110/
Faroquy714/
Faraqui713/
Faroqee713/
Fareuqi712/
Faruqhi712/
Faruqie712/
Faruqqi712/
Farooquepp711/
Faaruqi711/
Farroki711/
Faruqei711/
Faruqki711/
Faruuqi711/
Forooki711/
Forooqe711/
Farruqi711/
Faruqai711/
Faroqqe711/
Farraqi711/
Farhoki711/
Farrokhi6735,892/
Farouque67625/
Faruquie67466/
Faroukhi67178/
Farrouki67178/
Farookee6713/
Farookha6712/
Faroquee679/
Farroeki678/
Farruqui677/
Farroque677/
Farookey675/
Farouqet674/
Farouqee674/
Faruquii673/
Faruuqui672/
Forooque672/
Faruoque671/
Pharooki671/
Faraaqui671/
Farasqui671/
Farauqui671/
Farodque671/
Farookka671/
Farukqui671/
Farzoque671/
Varoquie671/
Farrokki671/
Faruqqui671/
Faroukoy671/
Farhokhi671/
Faaroque671/
Farokhii671/
Forookhi671/
Faroquey671/

Farooqi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farooqi in the Hindi language
फारूकीpharuki57.85
फारुकीpharuki13.22
फारूक़ीpharuqi13.22
फारूक़ीpharuqi10.74
फरूक़ीpharuqi2.48
फ़ारूक़ीfaruqi0.83
फ़रूक़ीfaruqi0.83
फारुक़ीpharuqi0.83

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