Harek Surname
Approximately 2,389 people bear this surname
Harek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,818 | 1:21,249 | 3,896 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Yemen | 192 | 1:137,632 | 7,148 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Harek (321) may also be a first name.
Harek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Harek (Bengali: হরেক, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺎﺭﻙ, Hindi: हरेक, Marathi: हरेक) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Harek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 178,718th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,050,459 people. The surname Harek occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Harek are found; 85 percent are found in North Africa and 85 percent are found in Mahgreb. Harek is also the 489,856th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 321 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 1,818 people, or 1 in 21,249. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Batna Province, where 33 percent are found, Mila Province, where 28 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 28 percent are found. Other than Algeria this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 9 percent are found and Yemen, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Harek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Harek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﺎﺭﻙ | hark | - |
| Harek in the Hindi language | ||
| हरेक | hareka | - |
| Harek in the Marathi language | ||
| हरेक | hareka | 70.59 |
| हारेक | hareka | 23.53 |
| महरेक | mahareka | 5.88 |
| Harek in the Bengali language | ||
| হরেক | hareka | 50 |
| হারেক | hareka | 50 |
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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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- 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 Harek
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