Around the globe, طارق (طارق 
, Tariq 
, Tarek , and others...) is a prevalent masculine forename. The first name طارق is habitual in Egypt, where it is a widespread masculine name, Pakistan, where it is a common male name, and Libya (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Pakistan, Egypt, and India. Much less frequently, طارق is the last name as well as the forename.
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| طارق | Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
| Tarak, Tarik, Tariq, Tareq, Tarek | Egypt, Algeria, India, Morocco, Pakistan |
| Tareg | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia |
طارق is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tariq Masood , character in Spooks.
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طارق الحميد journalist, SA (b. 1901) |
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طارق عزيز Iraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein (1936-2015), IQ (b. 1936) |
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طارق الهاشمي Vice President of Iraq, IQ (b. 1942) |
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طارق علی British political activist, writer, and historian (born 1943), PK (b. 1943) |
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طارق فاطمی Pakistani diplomat, PK (b. 1944) |
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طارق نجم politician, IQ (b. 1945) |
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طارق الشريف SY (b. 1935) |
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طارق مجید Pakistani general, PK (b. 1950) |
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طارق مهدي عبد التواب Egyptian military personnel, EG (b. 1950) |
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طارق متري Lebanese statesman and professor, LB (b. 1950) |
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طارق حجي Egyptian journalist, EG (b. 1950) |
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طارق جمیل Pakistani islamic scholar, PK (b. 1953) |
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طارق السويدان Kuwaiti scholar, KW (b. 1953) |
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طارق الشناوى film critic, EG (b. 1957) |
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طارق شوقي Egyptian minister of education, EG (b. 1957) |
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