Family name Faruku (Faruku 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Faruku is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, Albania, and Uganda, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Uganda, and Tanzania. Likewise, Faruku is the forename as well as the last name.