Jamek Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Jamek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria371:230,14727,778
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Jamek (72) may also be a first name.

Jamek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jamek is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,061,309th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Jamek is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Jamek are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 72 people.

The last name is most frequent in Austria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 230,147. In Austria Jamek is mostly concentrated in: Carinthia, where 51 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 27 percent are found and Salzburg, where 19 percent are found. Beside Austria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jameke91184/
Jamekh917/
Jamiek912/
Jammek911/
Jameck911/
Jaimekh831/
Jatmeks831/
Jahymek831/
Jamesck831/
Jaimeck830/
Samek807,343/
Jamik80606/
Iamek80309/
Zamek80244/
Camek8055/
Jomek8050/
Yamek8040/
Jamex809/
Jamec804/
Jameg803/
Jameq801/
Jameková771/
Saimek73662/
Jamikh73220/
Jamike73130/
Sameck7367/
Rzamek7348/
Jatmik7343/
Ziamek7336/
Zameck7324/
Sammek7321/
Djamik7315/
Jiomek7315/
Jomeke7312/
Jamaik739/
Zaymek739/
Zameek737/
Joemek736/
Zamekh736/
Jamick735/
Zhamek735/
Jommek734/
Giamek733/
Jamesq733/
Jamiec733/
Saymek733/
Sameek732/
Eameak732/
Caimek731/
Jamexs731/
Saumek731/
Jamiqe731/
Jhamik731/
Jaimex731/
Jamegh731/
Zameik731/
Sameak731/
Seamek731/
Jomeck731/
Samekh731/
Geamek731/
Jamajk731/
Jamesg730/
Sammeck6748/
Jiomeke6713/
Jamuike676/
Jamkova675/
Jamikke674/
Djatmik673/
Jammick672/
Cammeck671/
Jaimesq671/
Johymek671/
Giameck671/
Djamikh671/
Jamuikk671/
Jamicke670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Jamek
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis