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) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muek? popularity and diffusion

Muek is the 3,602,217th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Muek occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Muek reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Muek is also the 667,122nd most common first name in the world, borne by 186 people.

The last name Muek is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 94 percent are found and West Sepik, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

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

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