Imuk Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Turkey

Imuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4251:416,80621,662
Turkey3281:237,26016,702
Indonesia2851:464,03238,383
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Imuk (309) may also be a first name.

Imuk Last Name Facts

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

Imuk is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imuk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Imuk is the 337,484th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,679,694 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Imuk live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 500,178th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 309 people.

The surname Imuk is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 416,806. In Nigeria Imuk is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 72 percent are found, Cross River, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jimuk8922/
Imouk8919/
Gimuk8918/
Himuk899/
Imuke894/
Hoimuk80649/
Aismuk80183/
Yimmuk8037/
Imouck8018/
Immuke801/
Imouks801/
Imok75357/
Umuk75286/
Emuk7580/
Imuq7537/
Imux753/
Imuc752/
Imug752/
Jmuk751/
Imukova73160/
Jimukhe7313/
Himeuck731/
Haimouk731/
Hiemuck730/
Emuke67132/
Gemuk67101/
Aimok6754/
Aymuk6747/
Himuq6742/
Jimok6733/
Hemuk6719/
Jimug6714/
Ijmukova679/
Ymauk676/
Humuk674/
Umukh673/
Eumuk673/
Emeuk671/
Emouk671/
Himok671/
Umouk671/
Emukx671/
Hjmuk671/

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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 Imuk
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