Farooq
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic فَارُوق (fārūq, “distinguisher (between truth and falsehood)”), from the root ف ر ق (f r q). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
Proper noun edit
Farooq (plural Farooqs)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Farooq is the 16295th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1770 individuals. Farooq is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.16%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Farooq”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.