Arek Surname
Approximately 920 people bear this surname
Arek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 345 | 1:222,558 | 17,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 208 | 1:39,201 | 4,741 |
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Arek (43,912) may also be a first name.
Arek Demographics
Arek Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Arek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arek (Georgian: არეკ, Hindi: अरेक, Marathi: आरेक, Russian: Арек) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Arek.
How Common Is The Last Name Arek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 386,017th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Arek are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Arek is also the 20,575th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 43,912 people.
This last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 222,558. In Iran Arek is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 18 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent reside and Kermanshah Province, where 13 percent reside. Other than Iran this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.
Arek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Arek are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.
Arek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.17% more than the national average, earning $50,989 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arek in the Georgian language | ||
| არეკ | arek | - |
| Arek in the Marathi language | ||
| आरेक | areka | 86.21 |
| अरेक | areka | 10.34 |
| अरॅक | areka | 3.45 |
| Arek in the Hindi language | ||
| अरेक | areka | 66.67 |
| आरेक | areka | 33.33 |
| Arek in the Russian language | ||
| Арек | arek | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Arek
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis