Komek Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Komek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Komek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand761:929,452144,548
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Kazakhstan521:340,04827,669
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Kömek (444) are calculated separately.

Komek (161) may also be a first name.

Komek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Komek (Georgian: კომეკ, Marathi: कोमेक, Russian: Комек) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Kömek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Komek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,022,958th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Komek live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 31 percent live in Tai-Asia. Komek is also the 722,635th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 161 people.

Komek is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 929,452. In Thailand it is most common in: Lampang Province, where 74 percent reside, Samut Prakan Province, where 14 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Thailand this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kömek93444/
Komeke91186/
Komeak914/
Komeik912/
Koomek911/
Koemek911/
Khomek911/
Kommeck831/
Koumeck831/
Koommek831/
Kumek801,207/
Komik80351/
Kamek80117/
Komec8027/
Kemek8026/
Comek8025/
Komyk8019/
Komekova775,208/
Komeheke77187/
Komekowa774/
Khomyk733,892/
Khamek73824/
Khomik73787/
Kumeke73242/
Kameke73113/
Khemek73107/
Komick73104/
Khomeq7355/
Katmek7334/
Komykh7330/
Kameck7322/
Kameak7318/
Kommik739/
Komike738/
Kammek738/
Kamiek732/
Kameek732/
Khumek731/
Kemeak731/
Kameik731/
Kasmek731/
Kemiek731/
Komaik731/
Kuimek731/
Kotmik731/
Commek730/
Khomekova7110/
Komekhova713/
Komkova676,674/
Khummek67503/
Khammek67346/
Komoike67182/
Khomegh67128/
Kameike6776/
Komiske6756/
Kamecke6734/
Khommik6722/
Kumheke6717/
Khomikh6712/
Khomykh679/
Komaike675/
Kommick674/
Khameak672/
Komigue671/
Kuimeke671/
Commeck671/
Khumeke671/
Keumeke671/
Coohmek671/
Kemieck671/
Khoimyk671/
Kemmeck670/

Komek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Komek in the Georgian language
კომეკkomek-
Komek in the Marathi language
कोमेकkomeka-
Komek in the Russian language
Комекkomek-

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Footnotes

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