Jek Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Jek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2101:629,75849,645
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Poland631:603,31354,622
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States201:18,122,947588,089
India181:42,614,743461,117
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Palestine91:505,42812,843
France91:7,380,302306,885
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Jek (2,273) may also be a first name.

Jek Last Name Facts

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

Jek (Bengali: জেক, Georgian: ჯეკ, Hindi: जेक, Marathi: जेक, Oriya: େଯକ) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 538,780th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,206,945 people. The last name Jek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Jek are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jek is also the 156,484th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 2,273 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 629,758. In Indonesia Jek is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 29 percent are found, West Java, where 17 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and Malaysia, where 15 percent are found.

Jek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jek are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Jek earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.02% more than the national average, earning $59,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeke8612,129/
Jeck862,535/
Jiek86463/
Jeik86166/
Tjek86120/
Jeek8676/
Jeuk8662/
Jekk8618/
Jekő8618/
Djek8617/
Ijek8610/
Jeak869/
Jekh862/
Jhek862/
Jehk862/
Jyek861/
Jejk861/
Jekc861/
Jekq861/
Jzek861/
Ek8050,975/
Djeke751,421/
Jeuck75481/
Tjeck75299/
Jecke75145/
Ijeke75120/
Tjeke7564/
Hijek7539/
Jeike7534/
Djeck7528/
Ješke7525/
Jekke7520/
Jieke7515/
Aijek7513/
Jeßke7512/
Jeick7510/
Ojiek7510/
Jehke757/
Jihek757/
Jjeke756/
Jekhe755/
Jijek755/
Jeykk754/
Jeack754/
Jeaks752/
Ujjek752/
Ayjek752/
Jeake752/
Ejiek752/
Eijek752/
Jeeck752/
Jeakh751/
Jeskz751/
Djeik751/
Shjek751/
Jeeke751/
Jieik751/
Jeskė751/
Ojjek751/
Jezke751/
Oijek751/
Tdjek751/
Xjejk751/
Jejgk751/
Jheck751/
Jetck750/
Sek6763,154/
Cek675,051/
Jex672,421/
Yek672,360/
Gek672,244/
Iek671,484/
Jeszke671,096/
Ekk67966/
Zek67661/
Ekh67502/
Jik67499/
Jec6784/
Jeg6772/
Jettke6768/
Jekova6762/
Jedtke6756/
Ejk6751/
Hijeck6726/
Jäk6717/
Cjk6715/
Jeq6714/
Aijhek6712/
Jjk6711/
Ekő6710/
Zjk6710/
Ekg679/
Egk679/
Jyk679/
Djecke677/
Shjekh674/
Ijeike674/
Jeshke672/
Jeacks672/
Żek672/
Eék672/
Haijek672/
Hayjek672/
Jeková672/
Yjk672/
Eqk672/
Jechke671/
Jeikke671/
Djeick671/
Hajiek671/
Hujjek671/
Jeacke671/
Gajiek671/
Tjeeke671/
Jhekhe671/
Jeschk671/

Jek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jek in the Georgian language
ჯეკjek-
Jek in the Bengali language
জেকjeka-
Jek in the Marathi language
जेकjeka-
Jek in the Hindi language
जेकjeka81.82
जेकुjeku9.09
जेकॉबjekoba9.09
Jek in the Oriya language
େଯକeyaka75
େଜକ୍ejak12.5
େଜକejaka12.5

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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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  • 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 Jek
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