Abek Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Abek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan621:285,20224,279
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Turkey421:1,852,89166,380
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Abek (316) may also be a first name.

Abek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻚ, Marathi: आबेक, Russian: Абек) occurs more in Kazakhstan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Abek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abek is the 835,661st most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Abek live; 29 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Abek is also the 494,051st most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 316 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 285,202. In Kazakhstan Abek is most prevalent in: Almaty, where 53 percent are found, Jambyl Region, where 23 percent are found and East Kazakhstan Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Kazakhstan it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and Turkey, where 13 percent are found.

Abek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aybek895,509/
Abeke892,624/
Habek89925/
Abeck89507/
Gabek89349/
Ajbek8940/
Aubek8930/
Abekh8930/
Aibek8926/
Abeik8916/
Abeïk8912/
Abeuk891/
Abeyk891/
Abiek891/
Abekk891/
Abeak891/
Abeek891/
Habeck803,847/
Asbeck801,782/
Hasbek80376/
Abekhe80106/
Asbeek8049/
Aubeck8046/
Haybek8029/
Aßbeck8028/
Haubek8020/
Abecke8013/
Abeïck808/
Aybeke807/
Abeick803/
Haibek802/
Habeek801/
Habesk801/
Abekke801/
Ausbek801/
Habeke801/
Abeyke801/
Habeks801/
Abeeke801/
Asbekt801/
Aibekx801/
Habetk801/
Haabek800/
Gabeck800/
Abeack800/
Abik752,330/
Ebek751,257/
Öbek75649/
Abeg75541/
Obek75147/
Abík7573/
Abec7541/
Abex7523/
Abeq7513/
Abyk7510/
Ashbeck73388/
Aoubeck73222/
Abekova73176/
Haibeck73113/
Haubeck7336/
Haybeck7332/
Ausbeck7320/
Aubeeck7319/
Habecke7318/
Assbeck7313/
Abeïeck7312/
Hasbeck735/
Heabeck731/
Ahatbek731/
Hausbek731/
Ashbekh731/
Haebeck730/
Easbeck730/
Abegg672,359/
Abike67938/
Obeke67743/
Höbek67601/
Eybek67559/
Aabik67409/
Aybekova67372/
Abikh67302/
Habex67299/
Hausbeck67235/
Obeck67224/
Abaik67165/
Haasbeek67158/
Aibekova67143/
Ebeck67132/
Habik67130/
Oybek67125/
Habyk67104/
Hobek6781/
Gabik6778/
Hebek6772/
Abegs6772/
Oubek6763/
Gobek6746/
Ahbeg6738/
Abick6731/
Aubekova6724/
Habeg6717/
Aschbeck6715/
Abhik6714/
Habec6712/
Ampek6711/
Abykh6711/
Abyke679/
Abegh679/
Eibek679/
Gabík679/
Aubik678/
Abäck678/
Hábek677/
Abeykova676/
Abuik676/
Abekhova676/
Asbeg676/
Abeeq676/
Aibeková675/
Aboik674/
Abeug674/
Obeak674/
Aivek674/
Oibek673/
Habeková673/
Aubeg673/
Obeks673/
Aubyk673/
Abeqe672/
Habekova672/
Obekh671/
Ebeak671/
Ebeik671/
Ebekh671/
Ebeuk671/
Ebhek671/
Eubek671/
Aybik671/
Abitk671/
Avhek671/
Haszbeck671/
Uibek671/
Abeikova671/
Abecková671/
Abecq671/
Abikz671/
Ebiek671/
Obeik671/
Oebek671/
Abhyk671/
Abeeg671/
Abejc671/
Abeqq671/
Haubecke670/
Obesk670/
Eassbeck670/

Abek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abek in the Marathi language
आबेकabeka-
Abek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺑﻚabk36.36
ﺍﺑﻚabk27.27
ﺃﺑﻚabk27.27
ﺁﺑﻜﻪabkh9.09
Abek in the Russian language
Абекabek-

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