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

The last name Jek (Bengali: জেক, Georgian: ჯეკ, Hindi: जेक, Marathi: जेक, Oriya: େଯକ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential 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 surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,206,945 people. Jek occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Jek live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jek is also the 156,484th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 2,273 people.

The surname Jek is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 629,758. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Papua, where 29 percent live, West Java, where 17 percent live and South Sumatra, where 12 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent live and Malaysia, where 15 percent live.

Jek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jek last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being 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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