View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Ek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ek (Hindi: ेक, Oriya: ଏକ, Tibetan: ཨེག་) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ék. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 11,013^th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 142,963 people. The surname Ek occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Ek reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Ek is also the 54,876^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 11,785 people.

The last name Ek is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 26,117 people, or 1 in 4,753. In Mexico Ek is most prevalent in: Yucatán, where 67 percent are found, Quintana Roo, where 19 percent are found and Campeche, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Mexico this surname is found in 97 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 17 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Ek Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ek surname expanded 1,836 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ek Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ek surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ek surname are 1.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning 372,071 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 97.91% more than the national average, earning R 470,304 per year; in United States they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $44,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% less than the national average, earning $42,696 CAD per year.