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
Harek (Bengali: হরেক, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺎﺭﻙ, Hindi: हरेक, Marathi: हरेक) occurs most in Algeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Harek is the 178,718th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,050,459 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Harek reside; 85 percent reside in North Africa and 85 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 489,856th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 321 people.
Harek is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 1,818 people, or 1 in 21,249. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Batna Province, where 33 percent live, Mila Province, where 28 percent live and Algiers Province, where 28 percent live. Aside from Algeria this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 9 percent live and Yemen, where 8 percent live.
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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