Eyek Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Eyek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eyek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Eyek (94) may also be a first name.

Eyek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eyek is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Eyek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eyek is the 2,436,415th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Eyek reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 48 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 94 people.

The surname Eyek is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 94 percent are found, East Region, where 3 percent are found and South Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 47 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyeke891,006/
Geyek8993/
Heyek8957/
Eyeck894/
Yek862,360/
Eek861,672/
Eyk86248/
Heyeck8075/
Eyak75658/
Eyck75495/
Eyok75302/
Ayek75211/
Oyek75149/
Eyuk75129/
Eyke75115/
Iyek7562/
Uyek7537/
Eyik7530/
Ejek7529/
Eyeg7526/
Heyk7512/
Geyk755/
Yekk752/
Eyec752/
Eyzk752/
Eykh752/
Yekh752/
Eejk751/
Eyyk751/
Eykp751/
Ejyk751/
Eiyk751/
Eiek751/
Eeak751/
Eekh751/
Eekk751/
Yjek751/
Eehk751/
Eekc751/
Eyks750/
Hayek6722,410/
Iyeke672,405/
Hyjek671,524/
Ayeke671,089/
Eyike67856/
Oyeke67245/
Eyock67154/
Heyke67149/
Heyck67129/
Hoyek67126/
Eyake67118/
Heyik6792/
Eykhe6773/
Eyoke6751/
Gayek6745/
Goyek6739/
Eycke6733/
O'Yek6730/
Uyeke6729/
Heyuk6727/
Ayeck6717/
Eyack6717/
Ayiek6716/
Ejeck6716/
Heiek6714/
Iyeck6710/
Geyak678/
Aheek677/
Heyak675/
Ahyek675/
Ejeks674/
Hejek674/
Heyok673/
Huyek673/
Háyek673/
Auyek672/
Eyouk672/
Geyok672/
Ejiek672/
Oweek671/
Geyeg671/
Eieke671/
Eyuck671/
Eygue671/
Eyjqe671/
Eyckx671/
Eeagk671/
Eeyeg671/
Iyekh671/
Ayeek671/
Hheek670/

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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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  • 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 Eyek
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