Beek Surname

64,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Beek Surname Definition:

Armorially identified with Beck or Bec. See Beach, Pelham.

Beek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,7171:4,543455
Germany9651:83,42510,532
United States8081:448,58838,453
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
India4151:1,848,35065,079
Canada3291:111,99311,960
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Suriname1021:5,4181,247
England831:671,30238,633
Belgium771:149,30720,954
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
France301:2,214,091176,965
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Bermuda191:3,436515
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Norway101:514,22941,629
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:96,3016,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Beek (405) may also be a first name.

Beek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Armorially identified with Beck or Bec. See Beach, Pelham.

The Norman People (1874)

Beek Last Name Facts

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

Beek (Hindi: बेक, Oriya: େବକ, Russian: Беек, Tibetan: བིག་) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Beek.

How Common Is The Last Name Beek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 64,654th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 942,030 people. Beek is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Beek are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 428,575th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 405 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,717 people, or 1 in 4,543. In The Netherlands Beek is mostly found in: South Holland, where 20 percent are found, Gelderland, where 18 percent are found and North Holland, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Beek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Beek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Beek surname expanded 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Beek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland and Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Beek are 26.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Beek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 60% more than the national average, earning 553,730 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning R 256,056 per year; in United States they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $44,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning $47,283 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beeck893,951/
Beeke89901/
Beyek89143/
Bejek89130/
Beesk8940/
Bheek8933/
Beekx8928/
Beuek891/
Beekh891/
Bek8652,209/
Beyeck80241/
Beyeke80227/
Behekh80122/
Beeckx8033/
Beekeh8032/
Bejeck8017/
Bheekh8015/
Beechk8010/
Beecke804/
Beheke803/
Beeshk803/
Beeckt801/
Beggek801/
Beheck801/
Beedke801/
Bieiek801/
Biejek801/
Baheek801/
Bayeek801/
Beekhh801/
Beck75320,136/
Baek75221,692/
Beke7515,987/
Beyk7513,942/
Bekh753,179/
Bekk752,121/
Beak751,442/
Boek751,297/
Beuk75952/
Bekő75835/
Beeg75727/
Beik75641/
Biek75552/
Bekx75344/
Buek75222/
Beex7599/
Bekš7539/
Bekç7529/
Behk7523/
Beák7520/
Bhek759/
Bekc758/
Bezk758/
Beqe756/
Bekg754/
Beeq753/
Beķe752/
Bedk751/
Bejk751/
Byek750/
Beejack739/
Baieekh734/
Bouheek731/
D'Beeck731/
Begue6712,994/
Becke673,147/
Bajek672,236/
Beuke671,210/
Bejec671,169/
Beike671,113/
Beuck671,067/
Bieck67986/
Bheke67755/
Bekke67609/
Bojek67593/
Bujek67572/
Beyke67499/
Beake67447/
Beijk67388/
Beque67307/
Beyak67306/
Bawek67304/
Beykh67213/
Beňák67202/
Boehk67198/
Bedők67190/
Beack67153/
Beckh67147/
Beick67134/
Boyek67125/
Beikh67123/
Beyik6793/
Beňak6793/
Bayek6772/
Behak6758/
Bejik6743/
Bijek6733/
Baiek6731/
Behec6729/
Beyec6720/
Bhekh6718/
Bejke6717/
Bieak6714/
Bøeck6714/
Bouek6712/
Behke6710/
Bejeg6710/
Bejok679/
Beukh679/
Biyek678/
Beyeg678/
Beľak677/
Bekhe676/
Beeschke676/
Becck676/
Beheg675/
Bhiek674/
Bejak674/
Beľák674/
Byekh674/
Beyok674/
Buyek674/
Boekh673/
Beeag673/
Beegh673/
Bheeg673/
Bekkø673/
Beikt673/
Beyks672/
Beyuk672/
Bekgg672/
Beckk672/
Becqe672/
Boiek672/
Bhaek672/
Beyck672/
Bheak672/
Beskh672/
Beykp672/
Bekås672/
Baehk672/
Byyek671/
Buehk671/
Bowek671/
Beetx671/
Bauek671/
Besks671/
Beuyk671/
Beykk671/
Bezck671/
Bezke671/
Beidk671/
Beqke671/
Beegg671/
Begke671/
Byeck671/
Bexck671/
Bheqe671/
Baekh671/
Beksz671/
Beiak671/
Biekh671/
Bezkh671/
Beqkë671/
Besck670/
Beegs670/

Beek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beek in the Tibetan language
བིག་bik-
Beek in the Hindi language
बेकbeka-
Beek in the Oriya language
େବକebaka94.74
େବକ୍ebak5.26
Beek in the Russian language
Беекbeek-

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