Dayek Surname
Approximately 4,418 people bear this surname
Dayek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1,761 | 1:19,887 | 1,162 |
| Syria | 1,249 | 1:15,453 | 1,216 |
| Lebanon | 1,217 | 1:4,632 | 830 |
| Jordan | 109 | 1:81,123 | 6,428 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dayek (161) may also be a first name.
Dayek Demographics
Dayek Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Dayek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dayek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dayek is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dayek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 105,919th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,649,512 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dayek live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant. Dayek is also the 722,635th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 161 people.
The last name Dayek is most numerous in Iraq, where it is carried by 1,761 people, or 1 in 19,887. Aside from Iraq this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 28 percent are found and Lebanon, where 28 percent are found.
Dayek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Shiite (97%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayekh | 91 | 1,158 | / |
| Dayeck | 91 | 11 | / |
| Dayeke | 91 | 7 | / |
| Dhayek | 91 | 6 | / |
| Dahyek | 91 | 5 | / |
| Dayekp | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dayehk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hdayek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Daek | 89 | 1,406 | / |
| Dyek | 89 | 204 | / |
| Dayk | 89 | 99 | / |
| Dayekhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dayeckh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dayak | 80 | 897 | / |
| Diyek | 80 | 804 | / |
| Dayok | 80 | 629 | / |
| Dajek | 80 | 402 | / |
| Doyek | 80 | 259 | / |
| Dayik | 80 | 156 | / |
| Dauek | 80 | 51 | / |
| Dayuk | 80 | 50 | / |
| Daiek | 80 | 44 | / |
| Dayke | 80 | 34 | / |
| Dayeg | 80 | 28 | / |
| Dawek | 80 | 22 | / |
| Daykh | 80 | 15 | / |
| Deyek | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dayck | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dhaek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dyeck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dayks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daysk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dyjek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daeck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Daygue | 73 | 134 | / |
| Dhayak | 73 | 86 | / |
| Daweke | 73 | 52 | / |
| Dayake | 73 | 48 | / |
| Dayock | 73 | 23 | / |
| Dayike | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dayack | 73 | 8 | / |
| Daiekh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Dayakh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Daheek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daiyok | 73 | 2 | / |
| Diyeke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daweek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dawyok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dahykh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deyekh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dayque | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dajeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dawiek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dauyak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daheik | 73 | 0 | / |
| Deák | 67 | 15,916 | / |
| Deak | 67 | 9,494 | / |
| Deek | 67 | 1,844 | / |
| Diek | 67 | 1,023 | / |
| Doek | 67 | 992 | / |
| Duek | 67 | 887 | / |
| Daik | 67 | 692 | / |
| Dauk | 67 | 592 | / |
| Dejk | 67 | 413 | / |
| Deik | 67 | 364 | / |
| Deyk | 67 | 235 | / |
| Daytkhe | 67 | 132 | / |
| Daykova | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dahayak | 67 | 27 | / |
| Deuk | 67 | 26 | / |
| Duyk | 67 | 17 | / |
| Daeg | 67 | 16 | / |
| Deãk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Doyk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Déak | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dhayake | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dayc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Daeq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dayegue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dyec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dyeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhaygue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhaytdk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dajk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayhack | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dayg | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Dayek
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