All around the world, Tariek (Tariek 
) is a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely female forename. The given name Tariek is habitual in Egypt, where it is a very rare boy's name, the United States, where it is an extremely rare masculine name, and India, where it is an extremely rare dominantly masculine, but seldom female name. Likewise, Tariek is the last name as well as the forename.