Taq Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Taq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1451:529,53530,787
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Lebanon531:106,3606,164
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
Kosovo111:169,2616,833
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Taq (181) may also be a first name.

Taq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taq (Arabic: طاق) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taq is the 725,073rd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Taq live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Taq is also the 677,199th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 181 people.

The last name Taq is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 529,535. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 41 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 11 percent are found and Kermanshah Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 30 percent are found and Lebanon, where 13 percent are found.

Taq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Taq last name is principally Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taqe8645,779/
Taqq863,143/
Tacq86217/
Taqz8698/
Taqh8682/
Taqs8667/
Taqg8663/
Tahq8657/
Taiq8650/
Tauq8617/
Thaq866/
Tadq865/
Tayq864/
Taaq863/
Tasq863/
Taqu862/
Taqk862/
Tazq862/
Taqx861/
Taqt861/
Ttaq861/
Tagq861/
Tajq861/
Taque751,131/
Taqsh75148/
Tauqe7541/
Tahaq7516/
Thaqe7510/
Taqqu757/
Tashq754/
Taqqe752/
Thaaq751/
Tauhq751/
Teaqk751/
Ttauq751/
Taqqq751/
Tasqu751/
Taiqe751/
Taasq751/
Taqut751/
Tak6763,893/
Tag6734,425/
Tax6715,969/
Tac671,911/
Teaque6773/
Tasque6733/
Toq6728/
Taique677/
Tauque674/
Thaque673/
Tacque672/
Teauqe671/
Taashq671/
Tayque671/

Taq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taq in the Arabic language
طاقtaq-
طقtq-
عتقtq-

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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 Taq
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