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Around the world, Faruq (فاروق , Faruq , Фарук ) is a common principally masculine, but very infrequently feminine given name. The forename Faruq is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a common primarily masculine, but scarcely feminine name, Iraq, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Sudan (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in Egypt, Nigeria, and Sudan. Likewise, Faruq is the last name as well as the forename.