Feek Surname

256,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Feek Surname Definition:

(German.) A falcon or hawk; figuratively, daring or enterprising.

Feek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
England2311:241,20419,754
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
New Zealand1391:32,5785,680
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Feek (15) may also be a first name.

Feek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German.) A falcon or hawk; figuratively, daring or enterprising.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Swedish ,from the Danish, Fick; from the Dutch, Ficke; from the Frisian, Feyke, Fekke; from the German, Fieg, Ficus; from the Flemish, Fige; in the Domesday Book, Fyach, Feg, Feche; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Feek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feek (Russian: Феек) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 256,621st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,744,496 people. The last name Feek occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Feek reside; 42 percent reside in North Africa and 42 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Feek is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

It is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 641 people, or 1 in 143,426. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside.

Feek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Feek has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Feek surname increased 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 488 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Feek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Feek surname are 33.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Feek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.55% less than the national average, earning R 93,756 per year; in United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $54,556 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feeke89275/
Feeks8997/
Feeck899/
Feezk892/
Feeak891/
Feekh891/
Feedk891/
Feyek890/
Fek861,725/
Feyeke807/
Fiejek802/
Fa'eek801/
Feck751,844/
Feke751,821/
Feyk751,246/
Feik751,182/
Faek75517/
Feuk75368/
Fiek75326/
Foek75201/
Veek75188/
Feak75144/
Fekh75136/
Fejk75114/
Feeq7593/
Feeg7583/
Fekt756/
Feec754/
Fetk751/
Fhek751/
Fekq751/
Feqe751/
Fekő751/
Fekk751/
Fuek750/
Fayek6716,744/
Feick672,921/
Fegue671,360/
Fecke671,182/
Feike671,030/
Veeck67793/
Fieck67363/
Faiek67316/
Fedke67154/
Feyuk67148/
Pfeke67123/
Fajek6799/
Feaks6770/
Feiks6766/
Feigk6764/
Feňák6746/
Feßke6729/
Fejks6725/
Feack6723/
Feuck6712/
Feiok6712/
Feake6711/
Fekke6711/
Fuiek6711/
Feňak6710/
Feque679/
Foeck677/
Feegh677/
Fawek675/
Feuke675/
Fekht674/
Feaqe671/
Feuqe671/
Feiik671/
Foyek671/
Fejkc671/
Fijek671/
Fehak671/
Feeqh671/
Feqks671/
Fechk671/
Wfeeq671/
Pheek671/
Fgeeg671/
Fesks671/
Feshk671/
Fheqe671/
Feyke671/
Feyik671/
Fouek671/
Feckt670/
Feisk670/
Fecck670/

Feek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feek in the Russian language
Феекfeek-

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