Narek Surname

221,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Narek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Narek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,7681:74,8028,003
India271:28,409,829361,298
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Narek (18,983) may also be a first name.

Narek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Narek (Georgian: ნარეკ, Hindi: नरेक, Marathi: नरेक, Oriya: ନାେରକ, Russian: Нарек) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Narek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 221,865th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,964,932 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Narek live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Narek is also the 39,336th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 18,983 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,768 people, or 1 in 74,802. In Indonesia Narek is most prevalent in: Papua, where 83 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 16 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nareke9112/
Naurek916/
Ngarek915/
Nariek914/
Nareak912/
Nareek911/
Nareike8354/
Naireke8322/
Nahrekh839/
Neareke833/
Nareyke832/
Narejke831/
Narekhe831/
Nareekh831/
Norek802,397/
Narik80805/
Nerek80105/
Narec8039/
Narex8014/
Nareg8010/
Naryk803/
Nareq801/
Narekova776/
Nareicke770/
Narike73534/
Naregh73104/
Noreck7383/
Noreik7342/
Narick7330/
Naryok7324/
Noreke7322/
Nerekh7316/
Norrek7313/
Nereck7310/
Gnorek735/
Narikh734/
Naraik733/
Naresg733/
Noreak733/
Narzik732/
Nasreq731/
Nerrek731/
Nairik731/
Narzec731/
Noirek731/
Nohrek731/
Nargik731/
Nairjk731/
Naurex731/
Nereak731/
Nahreg730/
Nareikova718/
Nareykova715/
Nareiková711/
Noreiks67104/
Narkova6751/
Noreike6721/
Noreick6720/
Narrick675/
Narigue674/
Nahruik673/
Naregue672/
Nnarike672/
Naresgh672/
Nourezk671/
Naarike671/
Neireck671/
Noreyke671/
Norecks671/
Narique671/
Naraykh671/
Naurick670/

Narek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Narek in the Georgian language
ნარეკnarek-
Narek in the Hindi language
नरेकnareka-
Narek in the Oriya language
ନାେରକnaeraka-
Narek in the Marathi language
नरेकnareka86.49
नारेकnareka8.11
नरnara5.41
Narek in the Russian language
Нарекnarek-

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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
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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 Narek
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