Memek Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Memek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Memek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1531:508,63728,797
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Memek (171) may also be a first name.

Memek Last Name Facts

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

Memek occurs most in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Memek? popularity and diffusion

Memek is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Memek is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Memek are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Memek is also the 698,971st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 171 people.

It is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 508,637. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 54 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 26 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Memekh91186/
Memeke91112/
Meemek916/
Memmek915/
Memiek912/
Memeck911/
Mehmeke831/
Meimeck831/
Memecke831/
Mhaemek831/
Meemeak831/
Memik80693/
Momek8096/
Mimek8088/
Mamek8041/
Memeg8032/
Memec8012/
Mehmecke7725/
Memekova778/
Mamiek73141/
Hmimek73136/
Mitmek73119/
Memiok7312/
Maimek7311/
Memike734/
Memick732/
Meimeg731/
Memeig730/
Miemiec67366/
Mahamek67199/
Memigue6718/
Memkova672/
Mameekh671/
Memiock671/
Maimeke671/
Maimeek671/

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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
  • 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 Memek
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