Eek Surname

239,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Eek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5121:10,0441,103
Sweden4591:21,4531,778
Netherlands2431:69,49511,836
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Canada541:682,32655,162
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Eek (387) may also be a first name.

Eek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eek (Hindi: एेके) is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Eek.

How Common Is The Last Name Eek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 239,503rd most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,358,580 people. The surname Eek is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Eek reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in Scandinavia. Eek is also the 440,394th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 387 people.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 10,044. In Norway Eek is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 86 percent reside, Western Norway, where 7 percent reside and Central Norway, where 4 percent reside. Other than Norway this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside.

Eek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eek last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eek earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning 341,773 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.55% less than the national average, earning R 169,788 per year; in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning $47,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heek86816/
Eeke86421/
Jeek8676/
Eyek8662/
Ejek8629/
Eeck869/
Geek868/
Eekz862/
Eekk861/
Eiek861/
Eeak861/
Eekh861/
Eedk861/
Eehk861/
Eejk861/
Eekc861/
Ek8050,975/
Heeke751,428/
Eyeke751,006/
Heeks75833/
Heeck7599/
Geyek7593/
Heyek7557/
Eecke7543/
Ejeck7516/
Heiek7514/
Heekt757/
Aheek757/
Eyeck754/
Hejek754/
Ejeks754/
Jeeck752/
Ejiek752/
Eieke751/
Jeeke751/
Oweek751/
Ayeek751/
Eeagk751/
Hheek750/
Eke67158,056/
Aek6727,122/
Eck6719,449/
Yek672,360/
Gek672,244/
Hek671,956/
Eik671,542/
Iek671,484/
Ekk67966/
Eeg67588/
Ekh67502/
Heieck67395/
Oek67345/
Eyk67248/
Heeckt67186/
Eak67170/
Eşk6792/
Heyeck6775/
Ejk6751/
Ehk6742/
Heueck6730/
Uek6729/
Eec6726/
Euk6719/
Ekc6715/
Heecks6713/
Ekő6710/
Eex6710/
Ekg679/
Egk679/
Eeq674/
Eqe674/
Heieke672/
Eqk672/
Ekq672/
Heetke671/
Hayeek671/
Gejeek671/
Hajeek671/

Eek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eek in the Hindi language
एेकेeeke-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eek
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