Neek Surname

309,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Neek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,1161:28,8111,261
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Neek (1,263) may also be a first name.

Neek Last Name Facts

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

Neek (Hindi: नेक, Oriya: େନକ, Russian: Неек) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 309,145th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,973,398 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Neek reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Neek is also the 222,087th most prevalent first name globally, held by 1,263 people.

The surname Neek is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1,116 people, or 1 in 28,811. In Afghanistan Neek is mostly found in: Kabul, where 36 percent live, Badakhshan, where 22 percent live and Baghlan, where 9 percent live. Beside Afghanistan it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Neek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Neek last name expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Neek last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Neek earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $45,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 77.83% more than the national average, earning $88,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neeck89141/
Neyek8984/
Neeke8942/
Neiek893/
Neehk891/
Nek865,699/
Neeckx80159/
Neecke8065/
Nayeek8019/
Naieek802/
Neyeke802/
Najeek801/
Neueck801/
Naek7526,624/
Neke753,408/
Ngek753,201/
Neck751,376/
Nekh75828/
Neak75361/
Nhek75267/
Noek75215/
Nuek75208/
Neuk75196/
Nyek75193/
Niek75163/
Neik75101/
Nehk7584/
Nnek7512/
Nekk755/
Nekp754/
Neqe752/
Neeg752/
Hnek751/
Neyk751/
Nayek67148,123/
Nowek671,522/
Negue671,458/
Nyeck67984/
Nojek67937/
Nneke67729/
Necke67582/
Neyak67149/
Neuke67140/
Neick67119/
Nyoek67114/
Neaqe67107/
Neike6795/
Naiek6776/
Noyek6766/
Nejak6766/
Nheke6765/
Ngoek6737/
Neack6725/
Neuok6724/
Najek6723/
Neque6723/
Neuks6723/
Nehak6713/
Noiek6712/
Neheg6711/
Niyek6710/
Gneck679/
Nyiek679/
Nheuk678/
Nejeg678/
Nawek678/
Neake677/
Nekså677/
'Neke676/
Nyekh676/
Nheik674/
Naekh674/
Nekkø674/
Nauek673/
Ngeak673/
Nieck673/
Nujek673/
Nehke672/
Neiks672/
Nesck672/
Hneke672/
Hneik672/
Neckx672/
Ngaek672/
Nektå672/
Noeyk672/
Nyjek671/
Nedke671/
Nehec671/
Netkt671/
Neyke671/
Neđak671/
Hneck671/
Neegh671/
Neckh671/
Necșe671/
Ngekg671/
Nhaek671/
Nnoek671/
Nneck671/
Neakk671/
Nekhe671/
Niejk671/
Naekk671/
Neyik671/
Nehks671/
Hnuek671/
Negke670/

Neek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neek in the Hindi language
नेकneka-
Neek in the Oriya language
େନକenaka-
Neek in the Russian language
Неекneek-

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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 Neek
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