Tarek Surname

2,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Tarek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt183,8081:50062
Bangladesh28,8381:5,526509
Iraq15,9501:2,196275
Libya4,6831:1,333372
Saudi Arabia4,2931:7,1871,000
Morocco1,6361:21,0733,270
Algeria1,5571:24,8124,512
Syria1,2341:15,6411,231
Indonesia3981:332,28429,017
United Arab Emirates2871:31,9243,447
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Iran1861:412,80926,234
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Tunisia1201:5,089814
Canada601:614,09350,489
England531:1,051,28451,324
France511:1,302,406132,002
Lebanon411:137,4907,040
Qatar411:57,5125,907
India351:21,916,154310,282
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Slovakia261:205,24833,808
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Palestine161:284,30310,570
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Tarék (1) are calculated separately.

Tarek (668,148) may also be a first name.

Tarek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarek (Bengali: তারেক, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﺎﺭﻕ, Hindi: तारिक, Marathi: तारेक, Oriya: ତାେରକ, Russian: Тарек) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may appear in the variant forms: Tarék. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,247th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 29,867 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Tarek are found; 79 percent are found in North Africa and 77 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,462nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 668,148 people.

This surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 183,808 people, or 1 in 500. Without taking into account Egypt this surname exists in 78 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 12 percent are found and Iraq, where 7 percent are found.

Tarek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tarek surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (90%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Tarek last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Tarek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $41,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $52,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarék931/
Tareke918,546/
Tareek911,013/
Tarekk91214/
Tarekh91110/
Tareak9185/
Taurek9140/
Tariek9132/
Tahrek915/
Tayrek914/
Tareck914/
Tharek913/
Tareik913/
Tarrek911/
Tarekhe83367/
Taureck8328/
Tareekh8317/
Thareek8312/
Thareck835/
Taarekh831/
Thareke831/
Tarekch831/
Taarekk831/
Tarriek831/
Tarik8051,485/
Tareq8040,690/
Terek802,685/
Torek80195/
Tareg8063/
Taryk8026/
Törek8017/
Tarec805/
Tarex803/
Thareekh7711/
Tareková774/
Taarrekk774/
Thareeck771/
Tarike733,899/
Terekh732,100/
Tharik731,729/
Tharec731,288/
Tarikh73837/
Tourek73601/
Thorek73227/
Tereck73113/
Tariqe7382/
Tareqh7376/
Tareeq7375/
Taureg7356/
Taregh7344/
Tarryk7336/
Tareqe7334/
Taarik7329/
Toerek7319/
Teyrek7317/
Tahrik7316/
Tarick7314/
Taurik7313/
Taureq7313/
Thareq7310/
Tarzik739/
Toreke737/
Tairik736/
Taerik736/
Tarrik735/
Taraik735/
Tareiq735/
Tarikq734/
Terrek734/
Tearec733/
Toreck732/
Tgarik731/
Tereek731/
Tereik731/
Tarikk731/
Tarreq731/
Teriek731/
Töreck731/
Tajrik731/
Tareaq731/
Tarequ731/
Tarheq731/
Tarieq731/
Tearik731/
Tarrec731/
Taryck731/
Toorek730/
Thaareekh7119/
Tarique676,386/
Tareque675,744/
Tarkova67583/
Tharick6747/
Tauresc6737/
Tereick6733/
Tharikh6730/
Torreck6726/
Thoreck6721/
Tarigue6721/
Taurick6719/
Thoriek6719/
Taregue6717/
Tehreek6711/
Taharik674/
Thareeq674/
Tharieq674/
Taroikh673/
Terrekk672/
Toureke672/
Tatriks672/
Tereyck671/
Taarick671/
Taarikh671/
Taarikq671/
Tasrhik671/
Tarequz671/
Tharrik671/
Tarrick671/
Ttarick670/
Tearick670/
Toreske670/
Taricke670/
Tahrick670/
Taryske670/

Tarek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻃﺎﺭﻕtarq-
Tarek in the Bengali language
তারেকtareka-
Tarek in the Marathi language
तारेकtareka91.67
तरेकtareka0.93
Tarek in the Hindi language
तारिकtarika66.67
तारेकtareka33.33
Tarek in the Oriya language
ତାେରକtaeraka66.67
ତାେରକ୍taerak25
ତାରକtaraka8.33
Tarek in the Russian language
Тарекtarek-

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