Alek Surname
Approximately 8,201 people bear this surname
Alek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 5,813 | 1:1,964 | 387 |
| Indonesia | 1,069 | 1:123,713 | 12,465 |
| Malaysia | 359 | 1:82,157 | 5,778 |
| Russia | 252 | 1:571,917 | 51,083 |
| Papua New Guinea | 148 | 1:55,093 | 6,981 |
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Belarus | 22 | 1:431,866 | 42,756 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 1:964,912 | 14,691 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Alek (77,630) may also be a first name.
Alek Demographics
Average Alek Salary in
United States
$49,245 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alek (Bengali: আলেক, Georgian: ალეკ, Hindi: आलेक, Marathi: अलेक, Oriya: ଆେଲକ, Russian: Алек) occurs most in South Sudan. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Alek.
How Common Is The Last Name Alek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alek is the 61,326th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 888,617 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Alek live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 12,691st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 77,630 people.
This last name is most prevalent in South Sudan, where it is borne by 5,813 people, or 1 in 1,964. Beside South Sudan this last name is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.
Alek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alek has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Alek surname increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Alek are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.
The amount Alek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $49,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.33% less than the national average, earning $47,035 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alek in the Georgian language | ||
| ალეკ | alek | - |
| Alek in the Bengali language | ||
| আলেক | aleka | 93.1 |
| অলেক | aleka | 6.9 |
| Alek in the Hindi language | ||
| आलेक | aleka | 89.52 |
| अलेक | aleka | 3.81 |
| आलाेक | alaeka | 2.86 |
| आलोक | aloka | 0.95 |
| Alek in the Marathi language | ||
| अलेक | aleka | 54.55 |
| आलेक | aleka | 31.82 |
| अलोेक | aloeka | 6.82 |
| आलोेक | aloeka | 4.55 |
| अलाॆक | alaeka | 2.27 |
| Alek in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେଲକ | aelaka | 48.31 |
| ଅେଲକ | aelaka | 36.52 |
| ଆେଲାକ | aelaka | 8.99 |
| ଆେଲକ୍ | aelak | 5.06 |
| ଆେଲାକ୍ | aelak | 0.56 |
| Alek in the Russian language | ||
| Алек | alek | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alek
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