Muek Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Muek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Muek (186) may also be a first name.

Muek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muek (Hindi: मुएक) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Muek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Muek occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Muek live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Muek is also the 667,122nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 186 people.

The surname Muek is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 94 percent reside and West Sepik, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mueke892,948/
Mueck89771/
Muyek8962/
Mouek895/
Muesk891/
Mauek890/
Muiek890/
Muecke801,216/
Muyeke80662/
Mueske80205/
Mohuek8058/
Moueke802/
Mouyek801/
Maouek801/
Muhyek801/
Mahuek801/
Meek7532,340/
Meak759,588/
Mauk757,784/
Moek751,597/
Maek75962/
Meik75640/
Muik75459/
Mouk75411/
Muex75170/
Muuk75146/
Miek75116/
Myek75100/
Meyk7582/
Mõek7512/
Meuk7511/
Muyk757/
Mvek755/
Mejk754/
Mujk751/
Mueg751/
Mwek751/
Mouyeke73848/
Mueksch7345/
Moujeke738/
Muyekhe732/
Maujeke731/
Mueshke731/
Muoueke731/
Mujekhe731/
Mauck674,264/
Majek672,954/
Mayuk671,935/
Mehak671,228/
Mbuik67722/
Mweke67629/
Mouck67619/
Majuk67504/
Meike67498/
Mauke67494/
Mejak67461/
Muyak67441/
Meyke67400/
Májek67333/
Mayek67332/
Mojek67321/
Meyok67305/
Mveke67303/
Mouke67248/
Maukh67188/
Mujak67139/
Mauks6789/
Mujik6786/
Meake6779/
Muick6777/
Mujok6748/
Meyek6747/
Mahuk6745/
Meick6742/
Mehyk6728/
Muike6723/
Mveck6723/
Meack6722/
Maukš6720/
Muyeg6718/
Meyak6717/
Meyuk6716/
Meukh6714/
Moukh6713/
Meuke6713/
Mmuojeke6713/
Muiak6713/
Mejik6712/
Muyik6711/
Muyok6711/
Miyek6710/
Maiuk679/
Maiek679/
Májuk679/
Mijek677/
Mejek677/
Myjek677/
Meijk677/
Meakh676/
M'Bek675/
Mawek675/
Meiyk675/
Meekh675/
Muuck673/
Meuck673/
Mbeek673/
Mowek673/
Meiek672/
Maudk671/
Mauex671/
Meehk671/
Moudk671/
Muehieck671/
Muesksch671/
Muecksch671/
Maekh671/
Mouex671/
Moukk671/
Moyek671/
Mhoek671/
Mujec671/
Mejok671/
Meiak671/
Mvegk671/
Mhouk671/
Meyik671/
Meask671/
Myeck671/
Myekh671/
Moiek671/
Muiok671/
Mwetk671/
Meuks671/
Meisk670/
Mohuk670/
Muiks670/
Mausk670/
Meitk670/

Muek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muek in the Hindi language
मुएकmu'eka-

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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 Muek
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