Araq Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Araq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Araq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1931:925,61612,452
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England11:55,718,059489,080
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Araq (337) may also be a first name.

Araq Last Name Facts

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

Araq (Arabic: عارق) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Araq? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 985,740th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname Araq occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Araq live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 476,238th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 337 people.

It is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 925,616. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 55 percent live, Punjab, where 42 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 1 percent live. Aside from Pakistan Araq occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent live and Afghanistan, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arraq89138/
Araqe89127/
Araqh8936/
Asraq8935/
Arhaq8914/
Haraq8914/
Auraq8913/
Araaq897/
Atraq894/
Ahraq892/
Araqu892/
Airaq892/
Aaraq891/
Araiq891/
Garaq891/
Araque8051,843/
Harraq80853/
Aharaq80156/
Haraqe8014/
Aaraqe8011/
Araquz805/
Arauqe803/
Garaqh801/
Arzaiq801/
Arhaqe801/
Argacq800/
Arak758,767/
Arac752,640/
Arag752,539/
Aroq751,739/
Arax7533/
Oraq7519/
Eraq759/
Arraque7310/
Araaque732/
Haraque731/
Hasratq731/
Auraque731/
Arauque731/
Araqque731/
Arasque731/
Garag675,594/
Arakh674,085/
Harak673,079/
Arzac671,061/
Harag67977/
Ağrak67827/
Arrak67781/
Arzak67652/
Araux67636/
Garak67614/
Arake67573/
Arrag67321/
Aurag67294/
Airak67257/
Ayrak67188/
Aarak67181/
Atrag67177/
Arhak67157/
Arzag6773/
Arouq6759/
Argac6757/
Harac6753/
Arrac6753/
Aragh6732/
Aroqe6731/
Araik6730/
Airac6730/
Ahrag6722/
Araix6720/
Arack6719/
Arrasque6717/
Ayrac6715/
Arooq6715/
Ahrak6714/
Arhag6711/
Aarag6710/
Araak679/
Aurak679/
Ayrag679/
Asrag677/
Areag675/
Atrax675/
Ouraq674/
Aerak674/
Araic674/
Araig672/
Earak672/
Araug672/
Arahk671/
Airag671/
Ahroq671/
Arauc671/
Areac671/
Arakp671/
Oraqe671/
Orayq671/
Uiraq671/
Aarax671/
Araïc671/
Arags671/
Ahrac671/
Ajrak671/
Aracg671/
Arauk671/

Araq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Araq in the Arabic language
عارقarq-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Araq
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