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

Areeq has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Areeq? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Areeq live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Areeq is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 5,358,864. In Afghanistan Areeq is most frequent in: Paktika, where 50 percent are found, Paktia, where 33 percent are found and Khost, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.

Areeq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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
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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 Areeq
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