Nekh Surname

419,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Nekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5131:88,73812,728
Russia2321:621,22054,386
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
India81:95,883,173728,828
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Nekh (72) may also be a first name.

Nekh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nekh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻴﺦ, Hindi: नेख, Russian: Нех) is most common in Ukraine. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 419,303rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,801,384 people. Nekh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Nekh reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Nekh is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 72 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 513 people, or 1 in 88,738. In Ukraine Nekh is most common in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 14 percent reside, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 28 percent reside and Iraq, where 6 percent reside.

Nekh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nekh last name are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 47.62% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neckh891/
Nekhe891/
Nek865,699/
Hneikh8042/
Neakeh807/
Gnekhe802/
Netkhe801/
Neizkh801/
Neke753,408/
Ngek753,201/
Neck751,376/
Neek751,220/
Nech75501/
Neak75361/
Nikh75342/
Nhek75267/
Neuk75196/
Niek75163/
Neik75101/
Nehk7584/
Nnek7512/
Negh758/
Nexh756/
Nekk755/
Nekp754/
Nykh754/
Hnek751/
Neyk751/
Nejh751/
Neqh751/
Nehj751/
Nehx751/
Nhkh751/
Nekhova7320/
Neche67823/
Nneke67729/
Nikkh67644/
Gnech67605/
Necke67582/
Neigh67363/
Niech67224/
Neech67156/
Neeck67141/
Naikh67120/
Neick67119/
Neach67108/
Neike6795/
Neich6792/
Neych6772/
Nheke6765/
Neeke6742/
Neack6725/
Nikhe6724/
Necht6720/
Netch6718/
Neuch6712/
Neheg6711/
Gneck679/
Nheuk678/
Neake677/
Nekså677/
'Neke676/
Nechh675/
Negsh675/
Ngegh675/
Ngech675/
Nheik674/
Naykh674/
Nekkø674/
Hnykh674/
Nieck673/
Nhech672/
Niegh672/
Nehke672/
Neugh672/
Neiks672/
Hnech672/
Nesck672/
Hneke672/
Hneik672/
Neckx672/
Nektå672/
Noeyk672/
Neagh671/
N'Ech671/
Nedke671/
Nehec671/
Netkt671/
Neyke671/
Neshq671/
Hneck671/
Neegh671/
Nehhh671/
Ngekg671/
Nneck671/
Nuikh671/
Neakk671/
Niejk671/
Nehks671/
Neehk671/
Nneqh671/
Negke670/
Nickh670/

Nekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nekh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻴﺦnykh-
Nekh in the Hindi language
नेखnekha-
Nekh in the Russian language
Нехneh-

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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 Nekh
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