Tariq Surname

1,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Tariq Surname User-submission:

The surname Tariq (Tarik) means 'morning star' or 'one who knocks at the door in the early morning' in Arabic.

Tariq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan352,8851:50679
Egypt31,6061:2,909410
Saudi Arabia10,1361:3,044395
India6,7941:112,9037,350
Bangladesh5,6771:28,0711,844
United Arab Emirates4,1561:2,205279
Nigeria3,8001:46,6173,620
Morocco3,4081:10,1161,420
England3,3221:16,7722,430
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Afghanistan1,7031:18,8801,000
United States1,4661:247,24323,557
Kuwait1,2921:2,942383
Oman8501:4,339622
Canada7501:49,1275,968
Iraq6651:52,6642,046
Bahrain5881:2,294348
Iran5231:146,81212,960
Qatar5151:4,579474
Spain4451:105,0618,455
Scotland2191:24,4472,695
Germany1241:649,23850,829
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Malaysia981:300,96116,456
Norway921:55,8948,011
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Denmark751:75,2637,389
Greece681:162,93826,592
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
Wales611:50,7304,716
Sweden551:179,03212,357
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
France421:1,581,493147,826
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
China211:65,110,5513,537
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malta11:430,2723,380
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Tariq (728,743) may also be a first name.

Tariq Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tariq (Tarik) means 'morning star' or 'one who knocks at the door in the early morning' in Arabic.

- syedhumaid109

Tariq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tariq (Arabic: الطارق, Hindi: तारिक, Marathi: तारी, Oriya: ତାରିକ୍) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tariq? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,222nd most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 16,764 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Tariq live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,308th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 728,743 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 352,885 people, or 1 in 506. In Pakistan Tariq is most frequent in: Punjab, where 63 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent reside and Sindh, where 13 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 7 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside.

Tariq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tariq last name is chiefly Maronite (60%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Tariq last name are 6.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tariq earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning 405,650 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.59% less than the national average, earning R 179,208 per year; in United States they earn 17.38% more than the national average, earning $50,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $47,738 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thariq911,483/
Tariqe9182/
Taariq9136/
Tauriq9130/
Tariqu9125/
Tarriq9125/
Tahriq9118/
Tariqq9117/
Taraiq9113/
Tariqc918/
Dtariq917/
Tasriq916/
Tareiq915/
Tairiq915/
Tarikq914/
Taroiq912/
Taeriq912/
Tarieq911/
Tatriq911/
Ttariq911/
Tariqs911/
Tarique836,386/
Tarricq8349/
Thaariq8319/
Tharieq834/
Thariqu832/
Tahariq832/
Taarikq831/
Tariquh831/
Tarik8051,485/
Tareq8040,690/
Tarig808,453/
Toriq80626/
Taric80124/
Taruq8013/
Tarix8010/
Teriq805/
Taryq801/
Tarrique774/
Taurique771/
Tahrique771/
Tarike733,899/
Tharik731,729/
Thoriq73919/
Tarikh73837/
Tareqh7376/
Tareeq7375/
Tareqe7334/
Tariek7332/
Taarik7329/
Tahrik7316/
Tarick7314/
Taurik7313/
Taureq7313/
Tarigh7313/
Thareq7310/
Tarzik739/
Tharic739/
Tauric739/
Tairik736/
Taerik736/
Tahric736/
Tharig735/
Tarrik735/
Taraik735/
Taraig734/
Tareik733/
Taurig732/
Tgarik731/
Taerig731/
Tarikk731/
Tarreq731/
Tajrik731/
Tareaq731/
Tarric731/
Tarequ731/
Tarheq731/
Tearik731/
Tatrix731/
Tarzic731/
Tarzig731/
Tarrig731/
Tareque675,744/
Tharick6747/
Tharikh6730/
Tarigue6721/
Taurick6719/
Taharik674/
Thareeq674/
Taroikh673/
Torique672/
Tatriks672/
Tairaix672/
Tharaic671/
Thaarig671/
Thouriq671/
Taarick671/
Taarikh671/
Tasrhik671/
Tarequz671/
Tauraic671/
Tharrik671/
Tarrick671/
Tarriek671/
Ttarick670/
Tearick670/
Taricke670/
Tahrick670/

Tariq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tariq in the Marathi language
तारीtari76.79
तारीकtarika21.19
हरीhari0.58
तरीकtarika0.09
सारीsari0.07
तारीक़tariqa0.05
तारीकुtariku0.02
बारीbari0.02
तरेtare0.02
Tariq in the Hindi language
तारिकtarika69.97
तारिक़tariqa18.75
तारिक़tariqa4.77
तारीकtarika3.47
तारीक़tariqa0.43
तरिक़tariqa0.35
तरिकtarika0.26
तरीक़tariqa0.26
तारीक़tariqa0.26
तारिगtariga0.09
तरीकtarika0.09
तारिक़़tariqa0.09
तरिक़tariqa0.09
Tariq in the Oriya language
ତାରିକ୍tarik45.45
ତାରିକtarika36.36
ତରିଖtarikha9.09
ତରିକtarika9.09
Tariq in the Arabic language
الطارقaltarq-
طارقtarq-

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