Emek Surname

73,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Emek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,0691:12,8231,631
Thailand1591:444,26677,821
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
France681:976,805110,007
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England311:1,797,35772,927
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Emek (1,537) may also be a first name.

Emek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emek (Arabic: ايميك, Russian: Эмек) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Emek.

How Common Is The Last Name Emek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 73,048th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,080,437 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Emek are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Emek is also the 197,820th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 1,537 people.

This surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 6,069 people, or 1 in 12,823. In Turkey Emek is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 10 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.

Emek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Emek last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Emek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 49.56% more than the national average, earning $64,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.92% more than the national average, earning $64,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esmek891,084/
Emeke89745/
Yemek89175/
Hemek89164/
Emeck8955/
Gemek8912/
Aemek894/
Eamek893/
Eymek893/
Emeak892/
Jemek891/
Emmek891/
Emeuk891/
Emeek891/
Iemek891/
Yeymek8041/
Emmeck8039/
Emeike8026/
Hemeke8022/
Yemeke808/
Yemekh806/
Yemeck805/
Eimeke803/
Emecke802/
Iemeak802/
Eameak802/
Ehmeke801/
Emekch801/
Yesmek801/
Hemmek801/
Emekhe801/
Giemek801/
Esmeke801/
Emmeak801/
Aemeak801/
Jemeke800/
Emmiek800/
Emik751,147/
Amek751,126/
Imek75815/
Omek75354/
Emex75138/
Emec7541/
Emeg755/
Emyk754/
Emík751/
Eimecke73211/
Hemmeke73148/
Emekova7391/
Emekowa7335/
Hemecke7322/
Emmeike731/
Hemmiek731/
Heimeke730/
Hamek671,367/
Emick67715/
Jemec67571/
Emikh67455/
Gemik67210/
Ameck67146/
Hemmecke67106/
Imeke6783/
Immek6750/
Emike6743/
Uymek6726/
Imgek6724/
Hömek6723/
Jimek6722/
Emykh6719/
Jemeq6717/
Yemec6715/
Emhec6712/
Omeik6712/
Aamek6711/
Imeck679/
Amiek678/
Hemik677/
Heimecke677/
Homek676/
Yomek676/
Ameik675/
Etmec675/
Jemex675/
Eymex675/
Ameek674/
Omeck673/
Emegh673/
Ejiemeke673/
Yemex673/
Jemik672/
Esmeq672/
Hemeg672/
Eamik672/
Esmec672/
Gimek672/
Ameak672/
Eimex671/
Eymik671/
Emikk671/
Amekh671/
Yemik671/
Imeks671/
Hemec671/
Ijmek671/
Joehymek671/
Ujmek671/
Emmex671/
Emgeg671/
Ahmek671/
Emiok671/
Aemeg671/
Emojk671/

Emek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emek in the Russian language
Эмекemek-
Emek in the Arabic language
ايميكaymyk-

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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 Emek
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