Gek Surname

188,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Gek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,2221:108,22411,077
Malaysia3871:76,2125,443
Russia2141:673,47257,767
Brunei891:4,705722
Kazakhstan871:203,24718,833
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Israel111:777,96750,646
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
China41:341,830,39216,990
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Gek (11,691) may also be a first name.

Gek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gek (Hindi: गेक, Oriya: େଗକ, Russian: Гек) is found most in Indonesia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,427th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,247,569 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Gek are found; 79 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gek is also the 55,165th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 11,691 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,222 people, or 1 in 108,224. In Indonesia Gek is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 33 percent are found, Riau Islands, where 31 percent are found and West Kalimantan, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Gek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gek surname is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

Gek earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guek866,099/
Geck863,231/
Ngek863,201/
Geke86568/
Gekk86529/
Giek86385/
Geik86217/
Geek868/
Geyk865/
Kgek864/
Ghek862/
Gekp862/
Sgek861/
Dgek861/
Gekq861/
Gekz861/
Ek8050,975/
Geyik7517,818/
Gekht75918/
Gieck75863/
Gieke75286/
Geeck75205/
Gueck75184/
Getke75140/
Gueke7576/
Gheck7574/
Gejke7528/
Gecke7521/
Gedke7519/
Gesck7510/
Geigk758/
Gheko757/
Nggek756/
Gehke755/
Gekke754/
Gheke753/
Sgekh752/
Ghekh752/
Geyok752/
Gessk751/
Gaaek751/
Geayk751/
Geekz751/
Gekhe751/
Ngekg751/
Geshk751/
Gheik751/
Hgekp751/
Kgeks751/
Geckz750/
Gueek750/
Geeke750/
Geoik750/
Eke67158,056/
Sek6763,154/
Eck6719,449/
Cek675,051/
Yek672,360/
Hek671,956/
Eek671,672/
Eik671,542/
Iek671,484/
Gex671,465/
Ekk67966/
Gec67819/
Zek67661/
Jek67597/
Ekh67502/
Gik67308/
Eyk67248/
Eak67170/
Geg67143/
Gethke67100/
Eşk6792/
Gedcke6772/
Ejk6751/
Ehk6742/
Geszke6738/
Gyk6724/
Euk6719/
Gietke6719/
Geshke6718/
Giedke6717/
Gettke6717/
Gedtke6716/
Ekc6715/
Gescke6715/
Gießke6711/
Guecks6710/
Ekő6710/
Ekg679/
Egk679/
Jgk679/
Gehcke678/
Gäk678/
Ygk677/
Gjk677/
Igk677/
Geydke675/
Żek672/
Eék672/
Geq672/
Eqk672/
Ekq672/
Guecke671/
Geheke671/
Gesske671/
Ghedke671/
Geková671/
Gueake671/
Gueike671/
Guekkh671/
Geschk671/
Gajiek671/
Geetke671/
Geskke671/
Giecke670/
Gueske670/
Geecke670/
Gehske670/
Gheske670/
Ggeske670/

Gek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gek in the Hindi language
गेकgeka-
Gek in the Oriya language
େଗକegaka-
Gek in the Russian language
Гекgek-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gek
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