Surname Tarika (Tarika 
, ทาริกา , Тарика 
) , around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Tarika is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare surname, Azerbaijan, and Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Ethiopia, India, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Tarika is the forename as well as the last name.