Iraq Surname

358,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Iraq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iraq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan6651:13,2972,259
Iran1551:495,37129,524
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Palestine271:168,4768,634
India201:38,353,269431,471
Israel161:534,85239,210
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Iraq (881) may also be a first name.

Iraq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iraq (Arabic: راق, Hindi: ईराक) is most common in Jordan. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iraq? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 358,932nd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,215,392 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Iraq are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 273,923rd most common forename internationally, held by 881 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Jordan, where it is borne by 665 people, or 1 in 13,297. In Jordan it is primarily found in: Irbid Governorate, where 78 percent live, Amman Governorate, where 20 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 1 percent live. Other than Jordan this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 15 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.

Iraq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Iraq surname is predominantly Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Israq89965/
Iraqe89149/
Hiraq89106/
Airaq892/
Iraqq891/
Iraiq891/
Uiraq891/
Irhaq891/
Jiraq891/
Iraque8044/
Israiq801/
Girauq800/
Irak752,154/
Irag75597/
Irac75157/
Eraq759/
Iroq756/
Irax754/
Uraq752/
Irasque7367/
Israque737/
Irhaque731/
Jirak67849/
Hirak67567/
Irzak67276/
Airak67257/
Yirak67247/
Irzag67108/
Irake67100/
Girak6761/
Isroq6758/
Ihrac6758/
Irakh6736/
Airac6730/
Erzaq6719/
Irhak6719/
Jirag6713/
Irack6712/
Ireak6711/
Jirac678/
Eirak677/
Huraq676/
Girag676/
Irrak676/
Hirac676/
Ijrak676/
Israg676/
Iraik675/
Irakk675/
Itrag674/
Urhaq673/
Eraqe672/
Iraak672/
Oirag672/
Irgag671/
Iraac671/
Iragh671/
Irazc671/
Airag671/
Irooq671/
Yraaq671/
Ireag671/
Esraq671/
Iratc671/
Irzac671/
Hirag671/
Israx671/
Iraux670/
Iragg670/

Iraq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iraq in the Hindi language
ईराकiraka50
इराकiraka50
Iraq in the Arabic language
راقraq-
عراقraq-

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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 Iraq
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