Surname Farouq (فاروق 
, Farouq 
, Фарук 
) , globally, is a widespread cognomen. The cognomen Farouq is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, Sudan, and Kuwait (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Farouq is the forename as well as the last name.
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| فاروق | Egypt, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq |
| Farouq | Egypt, Nigeria, Indonesia, Uganda, Saudi Arabia |
| Фарук | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
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mohammed nayim farouq Guantanamo detainees known to have been released, US (b. 1960) |
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sadiya umar farouq Nigerian politician and business administrator, NG (b. 1974) |
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| wael farouq EG (b. 1974) |
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