Araaq Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Araaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Araaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Araaq Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Araaq Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Araaq is most common in Afghanistan. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Araaq.

How Common Is The Last Name Araaq? popularity and diffusion

Araaq is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Araaq live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

It is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 6,430,637. In Afghanistan Araaq is most prevalent in: Baghlan, where 20 percent live, Kandahar, where 20 percent live and Kunar, where 20 percent live. Not including Afghanistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and Pakistan, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Araq89261/
Araaque832/
Arraq80138/
Araqe80127/
Araqh8036/
Asraq8035/
Arhaq8014/
Haraq8014/
Auraq8013/
Araak809/
Atraq804/
Ahraq802/
Airaq802/
Araqu802/
Garaq801/
Aaraq801/
Araiq801/
Araque7351,843/
Harraq73853/
Aharaq73156/
Arahak7327/
Haraqe7314/
Aaraqe7311/
Araquz735/
Arauqe733/
Araake732/
Arzaac731/
Garaqh731/
Arzaiq731/
Arhaqe731/
Araakh731/
Haraag731/
Argacq730/
Arak678,767/
Arac672,640/
Arag672,539/
Aroq671,739/
Arakova6758/
Arax6733/
Oraq6719/
Aragova6712/
Arraque6710/
Eraq679/
Hasratq671/
Haraque671/
Auraque671/
Aaraakh671/
Arauque671/
Araqque671/
Arasque671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Araaq
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