Embek Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Embek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 80 | 1:1,265,478 | 96,721 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Embek (149) may also be a first name.
Embek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Embek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Embek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻚ, Russian: Эмбек) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Embek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Embek? popularity and diffusion
Embek is the 1,527,735th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Embek occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Embek reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 754,880th most widespread first name globally, held by 149 people.
This last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 1,265,478. In The Philippines Embek is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 90 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 6 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 4 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Embek occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embeke | 91 | 3,251 | / |
| Yembek | 91 | 11 | / |
| Hembek | 91 | 4 | / |
| Embeck | 91 | 4 | / |
| Embeak | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gembek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aembek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jembek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hembeck | 83 | 68 | / |
| Eimbeck | 83 | 56 | / |
| Eembeek | 83 | 29 | / |
| Eembeck | 83 | 15 | / |
| Embecke | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gembeck | 83 | 10 | / |
| Embekke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ehmbeck | 83 | 0 | / |
| Aembeck | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ambek | 80 | 104 | / |
| Embik | 80 | 33 | / |
| Enbek | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ombek | 80 | 15 | / |
| Imbek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Embyk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Embex | 80 | 1 | / |
| Embeg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heimbeck | 77 | 231 | / |
| Eembeeck | 77 | 45 | / |
| Embekova | 77 | 40 | / |
| Uysembek | 77 | 4 | / |
| Heymbeek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Embick | 73 | 357 | / |
| Hombek | 73 | 292 | / |
| Hembyk | 73 | 232 | / |
| Hambek | 73 | 196 | / |
| Imbeck | 73 | 159 | / |
| Ambeck | 73 | 96 | / |
| Ombeck | 73 | 80 | / |
| Gembec | 73 | 42 | / |
| Gembik | 73 | 29 | / |
| Aimbek | 73 | 23 | / |
| Embäck | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hembik | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yombek | 73 | 13 | / |
| Himbek | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gembík | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jimbek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ambiek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jembik | 73 | 4 | / |
| Esnbek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Embeig | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ambekq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hembec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambeak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anmbek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imbeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Einbek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enbeck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Heymbeeck | 71 | 82 | / |
| Iembekova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jembekova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heimbeeck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Einbeck | 67 | 289 | / |
| Hambeck | 67 | 157 | / |
| Hombeck | 67 | 144 | / |
| Aynebek | 67 | 142 | / |
| Gembäck | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hembäck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jämbeck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Himbeck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Embegue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jenbeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heijmbeeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeambec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimbeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hombeek | 67 | 0 | / |
Embek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Embek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺒﻚ | ambk | 50 |
| ﺃﻣﺒﻚ | ambk | 50 |
| Embek in the Russian language | ||
| Эмбек | embek | - |
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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
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- 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 Embek
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