Nek Surname

84,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,0201:19,1002,450
Uganda3811:102,46510,230
India3021:2,539,95280,674
Malaysia2831:104,2207,083
Papua New Guinea1621:50,3326,316
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Cambodia701:221,2453,162
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Israel191:450,40234,739
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England101:5,571,806158,774
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326

The alternate forms: Ñek (1) are calculated separately.

Nek (37,322) may also be a first name.

Nek Last Name Facts

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

Nek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻚ, Hindi: नेक, Marathi: नेक, Oriya: େନକ, Russian: Нек) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also occur in the variant forms: Ñek. For other potential spellings of Nek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nek is the 84,741st most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,278,741 people. Nek occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Nek reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nek is also the 23,530th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 37,322 people.

It is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 4,020 people, or 1 in 19,100. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent are found and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Iran Nek occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Nek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nek surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

Nek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.1% less than the national average, earning $32,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñek891/
Neke863,408/
Ngek863,201/
Neck861,376/
Neek861,220/
Nekh86828/
Neak86361/
Nhek86267/
Neuk86196/
Niek86163/
Neik86101/
Nehk8684/
Nnek8612/
Nekk865/
Nekp864/
Hnek861/
Neyk861/
Nneke75729/
Necke75582/
Neeck75141/
Neick75119/
Neike7595/
Nheke7565/
Neeke7542/
Neack7525/
Gneck759/
Nheuk758/
Neake757/
Nekså757/
'Neke756/
Nheik754/
Nekkø754/
Nieck753/
Nehke752/
Hneik752/
Neckx752/
Hneke752/
Nesck752/
Neiks752/
Nektå752/
Noeyk752/
Nneck751/
Ngekg751/
Neckh751/
Neakk751/
Nedke751/
Netkt751/
Neyke751/
Nekhe751/
Hneck751/
Niejk751/
Nehks751/
Neehk751/
Negke750/
Nik67128,900/
Nyk678,906/
Nec67524/
Nex67440/
Neg67330/
Neeckx67159/
Nekova67156/
Neecke6765/
Nettke6760/
Hneikh6742/
Nescke6731/
H'Neik6717/
Nethke6716/
Neizke6715/
Neicke6713/
Nesske6712/
Neitke678/
Neakeh677/
Njk676/
Hneick672/
Neq672/
Gnekhe672/
Netkhe671/
Hneike671/
Neatke671/
Neizkh671/
Nneike671/
N'Neke671/
Nehtke671/
Nekowa671/
Neková671/
Nehzke671/

Nek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nek in the Marathi language
नेकneka-
Nek in the Hindi language
नेकneka99.75
Nek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻚalnk50
ﺍﻧﻚank25
ﻧﻚnk25
Nek in the Oriya language
େନକenaka33.33
ନାେକnaeka25.93
ନ୍ଏକneka18.52
େନକ୍enak14.81
ଏକeka3.7
ଉେକueka3.7
Nek in the Russian language
Некnek-

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Footnotes

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