Neke Surname
Approximately 3,408 people bear this surname
Neke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,578 | 1:48,658 | 5,474 |
| Nigeria | 640 | 1:276,786 | 15,683 |
| Indonesia | 284 | 1:465,666 | 38,509 |
| Tanzania | 191 | 1:277,181 | 21,789 |
| South Africa | 179 | 1:302,669 | 29,078 |
| Papua New Guinea | 120 | 1:67,948 | 8,868 |
| Ivory Coast | 113 | 1:204,170 | 8,682 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Solomon Islands | 32 | 1:18,126 | 3,487 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Neke (1,691) may also be a first name.
Neke Demographics
Average Neke Salary in
South Africa
R 167,856
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Neke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Neke (Hindi: नेके, Marathi: नेके, Oriya: େନେକ, Russian: Неке) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Neke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 132,451st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,138,364 people. The surname Neke is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Neke are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Neke is also the 187,009th most widely held first name globally, held by 1,691 people.
Neke is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 1,578 people, or 1 in 48,658. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 18 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Iran Neke exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.
Neke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Neke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neke surname fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Neke Last Name Statistics demography
Neke earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.36% less than the national average, earning R 167,856 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Neke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neke in the Oriya language | ||
| େନେକ | eneka | - |
| Neke in the Hindi language | ||
| नेके | neke | 96.3 |
| नेक | neka | 3.7 |
| Neke in the Marathi language | ||
| नेके | neke | 77.78 |
| नेटके | netake | 11.11 |
| णेके | neke | 11.11 |
| Neke in the Russian language | ||
| Неке | neke | - |
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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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- 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 Neke
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