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 last name Neke (Hindi: नेके, Marathi: नेके, Oriya: େନେକ, Russian: Неке) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 132,451st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,138,364 people. The last name Neke is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Neke live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 187,009th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,691 people.
Neke is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 1,578 people, or 1 in 48,658. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 18 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 8 percent live. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
Neke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Neke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neke surname decreased 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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