Ek Surname

11,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Belize

Ek Surname User-submission:

The Ek surname means 'star', 'black' or 'obscureness' in many Mayan languages.

The title Can Ek', meaning 'sky star', was generally given to Classic Maya rulers.

Ek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico26,1171:4,753613
Sweden8,7911:1,12083
India2,4291:315,79517,610
United States2,0011:181,13918,095
Turkey1,8461:42,1574,320
Guatemala1,7621:9,1281,034
Finland1,1571:4,751770
Norway6961:7,388761
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Indonesia6631:199,47118,925
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Belize4531:785167
Cambodia3781:40,9711,710
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Oman2111:17,4791,775
Iran2071:370,93024,357
Thailand1921:367,90864,616
Papua New Guinea1901:42,9145,251
Malaysia1641:179,84310,807
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Netherlands1111:152,13722,745
France951:699,18788,446
Taiwan801:293,0592,393
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Australia671:402,92132,505
Vietnam621:1,494,2912,090
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Czechia481:221,53131,190
England421:1,326,62059,571
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Ukraine281:1,625,811125,303
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
United Arab Emirates211:436,29923,129
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
China61:227,886,92811,701
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Malta41:107,5681,849
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

The alternate forms: Ék (48) are calculated separately.

Ek (11,785) may also be a first name.

Ek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ek surname means 'star', 'black' or 'obscureness' in many Mayan languages.

The title Can Ek', meaning 'sky star', was generally given to Classic Maya rulers.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

The Ek surname comes from the Mayan word ek', which means 'star'.

- jerson

Ek means 'oak' in Swedish.

- ashbydaine

Ek Last Name Facts

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

Ek (Hindi: ेक, Oriya: ଏକ, Tibetan: ཨེག་) is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ék. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,013th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 142,963 people. The last name Ek is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Ek are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Ek is also the 54,876th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 11,785 people.

The surname Ek is most commonly held 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 reside, Quintana Roo, where 19 percent reside and Campeche, where 12 percent reside. Beside Mexico this last name exists in 97 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 17 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Ek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ek surname rose 1,836 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ek Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Ek last name are 1.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.04% being registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ék8348/
Eke80158,056/
Eck8019,449/
Yek802,360/
Gek802,244/
Hek801,956/
Eek801,672/
Eik801,542/
Iek801,484/
Ekk80966/
Jek80597/
Ekh80502/
Eyk80248/
Eak80170/
Eşk8092/
Ejk8051/
Ehk8042/
Euk8019/
Ekc8015/
Ekő8010/
Ekg809/
Egk809/
Eék802/
Eqk802/
Ekq802/
Heck6756,317/
Jeke6712,129/
Yiek675,323/
Eick674,773/
Yeke673,826/
Ecke673,746/
Jeck672,535/
Heke672,219/
Eike671,720/
Ekke671,271/
Yeck67878/
Heek67816/
Eijk67805/
Gekk67529/
Eyck67495/
Jiek67463/
Eeke67421/
Heik67273/
Geik67217/
Jeik67166/
Ekhe67131/
Eyke67115/
Heak6791/
Hyek6787/
Ieck6782/
Jeek6776/
Eake6774/
Hiek6773/
Heuk6773/
Hekk6766/
Yoek6764/
Jeuk6762/
Eack6746/
Hekh6741/
Đeke6736/
Ehek6728/
Ehik6727/
Ekås6720/
Hejk6719/
Jekk6718/
Jekő6718/
Eikh6716/
Heyk6712/
Ihek6711/
Ijek6710/
Yejk6710/
Eeck679/
Jeak679/
Geek678/
Ieke678/
Eiks678/
Eikå676/
Euck675/
Geyk675/
Ieek675/
Ekks674/
Ekpp674/
Hekš674/
Ekkk674/
Ekxh674/
Eidk674/
Eqkz674/
Yhek673/
Esks673/
Ekch673/
Iesk673/
Eykh672/
Yekh672/
Eyzk672/
Equk672/
Jekh672/
Jhek672/
Eckh672/
Ghek672/
Yekk672/
Eakp672/
Ekss672/
Jehk672/
Ekkh672/
Iekh672/
Iekz672/
Ieqk672/
Eqkh672/
Etkx672/
Eukh672/
Eskp672/
Ekgq672/
Ekkg672/
Eitk672/
Eddk672/
Edck672/
Eekz672/
Eakk671/
Jyek671/
Eksz671/
Ehck671/
Eisk671/
Eekh671/
Esck671/
Etkp671/
Ekkp671/
Hezk671/
Etkt671/
Jejk671/
Egke671/
Ekså671/
Eÿke671/
Ekck671/
Iekp671/
Yekt671/
Yekz671/
Egkh671/
Egkp671/
Egks671/
Ecck671/
Eahk671/
Eakh671/
Eakq671/
Eakz671/
Eazk671/
Edkp671/
Edkx671/
Eaek671/
Eedk671/
Eehk671/
Eejk671/
Eekc671/
Eekk671/
Eikk671/
Eikt671/
Ejgk671/
Ekpf671/
Ekkc671/
Ekkt671/
Ekqe671/
Ekqh671/
Ekqt671/
Ektt671/
Ejjk671/
Ejks671/
Ekgc671/
Ekgx671/
Ekcp671/
Ekcs671/
Egqk671/
Ehgk671/
Ehkc671/
Ehkh671/
Ehkk671/
Ehkp671/
Ehks671/
Ehkt671/
Ehkx671/
Esqk671/
Eskq671/
Ettk671/
Etkk671/
Etks671/
Etqk671/
Ezkq671/
Ezkx671/
Eykp671/
Euhk671/
Eukc671/
Eukq671/
Eqks671/
Eqkx671/
Eojk671/
Ezzk671/
Gekq671/
Jekc671/
Jekq671/
Hehk671/
Hekg671/
Hekx671/
Iekc671/
Iekq671/
Iekt671/
Eyks670/

Ek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ek in the Oriya language
ଏକeka86.67
ଏକ୍ek13.33
Ek in the Hindi language
ेकeka67.52
एकeka32.23
केke0.25
Ek in the Tibetan language
ཨེག་ek33.33
ཨེཀ་eka22.22
ཨིག་ik11.11
ཨི་i11.11
ཨེགས་ek11.11
ཨཀ་aka11.11

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