Arlek Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Arlek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Arlek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
England111:5,065,278148,650

Arlek (91) may also be a first name.

Arlek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arlek occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arlek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Arlek reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arlek is also the 998,282nd most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 91 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Arlek is mostly found in: Plateau, where 54 percent live, Kaduna, where 42 percent live and Zamfara, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harlek9141/
Arleck911/
Arleik911/
Harleak834/
Aarlekh831/
Garleak830/
Harleck830/
Garleck830/
Arleg8070/
Arlik8043/
Arlyk8016/
Orlek807/
Arlex802/
Arjlk801/
Erlek800/
Arilk800/
Garellek7751/
Arlekova771/
Arılık73789/
Đerlek73539/
Garlik73184/
Orleck73100/
Garlík7398/
Horlek7367/
Arlick7357/
Harlyk7339/
Gorlek7332/
Harlec7317/
Arlyck738/
Harlik734/
Garilk733/
Harleg732/
Harlex732/
Hörlek731/
Garlec731/
Garlck730/
Arligue67609/
Harlick67398/
Arlegue67102/
Haryłek6724/
Arlique6713/
Arlycke678/
Arleigh677/
Arleque677/
Örlecke676/
Orlk673/
Arlx671/
Oerleck671/
Earlick671/
Harleax671/
Harlegs671/
Harlike671/
Aurlick671/
Garliok671/
Gorleck670/
Erleeck670/
Harlyck670/
Horleck670/
Garailk670/
Ahrilck670/
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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 Arlek
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