Ariik Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Ariik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ariik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ariik (11) may also be a first name.

Ariik Last Name Facts

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

Ariik is found most frequently in South Sudan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ariik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ariik is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ariik reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ariik is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

Ariik is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,268,342. Outside of South Sudan this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 31 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ariike916/
Atriik911/
Arijik911/
Gauriik831/
Hariike831/
Eriik8064/
Ariek8049/
Ariiq8031/
Arjik8014/
Harioikh776/
Oriike7321/
Auriek735/
Ariyok735/
Arieke734/
Goriik733/
Argiek731/
Argeik731/
Ariayk731/
Aryike731/
Aariek731/
Hariig731/
Gariig731/
Hariishhk711/
Horiike675,895/
Arikova67487/
Arikowa6735/
Orihike671/
Garriic671/

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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 Ariik
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