Arek Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Arek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3451:222,55817,430
Papua New Guinea2081:39,2014,741
Kenya941:491,27625,271
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Poland511:745,27061,215
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Arek (43,912) may also be a first name.

Arek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arek (Georgian: არეკ, Hindi: अरेक, Marathi: आरेक, Russian: Арек) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Arek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 386,017th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. The last name is mostly found 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. It is also the 20,575th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 43,912 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 222,558. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 18 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent live and Kermanshah Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Iran it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Arek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Arek last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Arek last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harek892,389/
Ahrek89829/
Areke89407/
Garek8984/
Airek8951/
Ariek8949/
Arekh8935/
Arzek8934/
Aarek8914/
Arhek897/
Ayrek893/
Areck893/
Areek893/
Aurek891/
Areik891/
Hareke80109/
Arreak8072/
Aureke8015/
Harrek807/
Gaurek807/
Harekh806/
Hareck805/
Auriek805/
Hareek804/
Areekh804/
Haurek803/
Arreck803/
Harzek803/
Arreke802/
Garekh801/
Hareuk801/
Aarekh801/
Aariek801/
Ahreks801/
Areike801/
Aitrek801/
Hatrek801/
Gareak801/
Gareek800/
Arik7535,688/
Erek753,609/
Örek751,281/
Areg75151/
Orek75136/
Arex7569/
Areq7554/
Arec7539/
Aryk7524/
Arık7510/
Arýk751/
Arreckx7342/
Arzeekh7326/
Arekova739/
Harekht736/
Harreck734/
Earreck731/
Garehck731/
Hareike731/
Haretke731/
Aareake731/
Atreekh731/
Aerreak731/
Haureck730/
Haytrek730/
Attreks730/
Arike672,596/
Oreke671,728/
Arzik671,418/
Harik671,340/
Orekh671,308/
Herek671,133/
Garik671,044/
Đerek67820/
Gorek67566/
Arick67518/
Ayrık67488/
Eğrek67470/
Arykh67354/
Arekhova67328/
Oriek67298/
Öğrek67288/
Arhex67208/
Horek67196/
Eurek67194/
Oreck67185/
Aurik67181/
Ereck67143/
Eyrek67137/
Aarik67108/
Eriek6774/
Ehrek6769/
Harík6754/
Arikh6743/
Haryk6740/
Hareg6738/
Errek6735/
Orzek6735/
Araik6730/
Orgek6722/
Gareg6719/
Airik6718/
Ahrik6718/
Ariok6715/
Ňorek6715/
Aareg6710/
Ourek6710/
Areeq6710/
Arrex679/
Garyk678/
Ayrik678/
Aregs678/
Areqe678/
Aryok676/
Ariec676/
Airex676/
Arreg675/
Arhec675/
Areag675/
Areeg675/
Arrik673/
Hareq673/
Harex673/
Orrek673/
Erekh672/
Aregh672/
Airec672/
Oreek672/
Arzeq672/
Oresk671/
Eerek671/
Harekova671/
A'Rik671/
Aerec671/
Arrec671/
Areac671/
Arikk671/
Arikx671/
Ereek671/
Arzeg671/
Eirek671/
Arexs671/
Aerik671/
Arzık671/
Oreyk671/
Oerek671/
Ereak671/
Ereik671/
Earex671/
Earik671/
Areig671/
Arreq671/
Arikp671/
Ahrec671/
Aretc671/
Aurechck671/
Oreak670/

Arek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arek in the Georgian language
არეკarek-
Arek in the Marathi language
आरेकareka86.21
अरेकareka10.34
अरॅकareka3.45
Arek in the Hindi language
अरेकareka66.67
आरेकareka33.33
Arek in the Russian language
Арекarek-

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