Overview
people
Sample Size
1,960
Gender Distribution
Male:
98.8%
Female:
1.2%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
Farooq is an Arabic name that means 'one who distinguishes between right and wrong', 'one who has good judgment', or 'one who separates truth from falsehood'. It is primarily used in Muslim cultures, especially in the Middle East and South Asia, where Farooq is also the title of the second caliph of Islam. In Germany, it is mostly used by Muslim families with Arab or South Asian origins.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
PK
925 samples
99%
IN
313 samples
100%
SA
132 samples
98%
GB
111 samples
98%
AE
74 samples
99%
US
54 samples
100%
IT
23 samples
100%
DE
21 samples
100%
ES
21 samples
100%
KW
17 samples
94%
NG
15 samples
100%
OM
13 samples
92%
BH
13 samples
100%
IQ
13 samples
92%
AF
10 samples
100%
JO
10 samples
100%
MY
9 samples
89%
BD
9 samples
89%
SE
9 samples
78%
IE
8 samples
100%
+ 15 more countries
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