Areeq Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Areeq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Areeq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Areeq (36) may also be a first name.

Areeq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Areeq occurs most in Afghanistan. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Areeq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Areeq is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Areeq reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Areeq is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 5,358,864. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Paktika, where 50 percent are found, Paktia, where 33 percent are found and Khost, where 17 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.

Areeq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Areeq last name is primarily Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atreeq91169/
Areq8954/
Areke80407/
Areqe808/
Areeg805/
Areek803/
Hareq803/
Arzeq802/
Arreq801/
Arzeeg731,264/
Areque73346/
Hareke73109/
Aureke7315/
Aregue735/
Hareek734/
Areekh734/
Arreke732/
Gareqh731/
Areike731/
Gareek730/
Arek67920/
Ariq67526/
Ereq67400/
Arregue67173/
Areg67151/
Arex6769/
Arec6739/
Auregue6728/
Arzeekh6726/
Oreq6721/
Haregue6712/
Ayereke6712/
Oyareke673/
Aureque672/
Aryq672/
Aareake671/
Ayireke671/
Atreekh671/
Haretke671/
Hareike671/
Arreque671/
Arjq671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Areeq
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