Neko Surname

95,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Neko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,4931:51,4285,714
Russia1,3721:105,04612,852
Japan6681:191,3848,774
Kenya3091:149,45011,887
Lesotho1371:14,8363,243
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Indonesia1181:1,120,75680,521
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Vietnam681:1,362,4422,052
Kazakhstan611:289,87724,582
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
Ukraine501:910,45487,604
Belarus411:231,73328,176
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
Albania151:194,27013,224
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Liberia61:734,75629,369
France61:11,070,454349,096
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

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

Neko (2,940) may also be a first name.

Neko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neko (Hindi: नेको, Marathi: नेको, Russian: Неко, Tibetan: ཉི་ཀོ།) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ñeko. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 95,237th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,458,384 people. Neko occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Neko live; 30 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 133,774th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 2,940 people.

Neko is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 1,493 people, or 1 in 51,428. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent reside, Qom Province, where 17 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Iran it exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent reside and Japan, where 13 percent reside.

Neko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Neko last name is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

The amount Neko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 31.48% less than the national average, earning R 162,828 per year and in United States they earn 42.11% less than the national average, earning $24,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñeko921/
Nekoz89746/
'Neko89342/
Neiko89103/
Nekou8981/
Ngeko8977/
Nekko8973/
Nekoo8971/
Neuko8935/
Nneko8932/
Nekoi8926/
Necko8923/
Nekho8921/
Neeko8915/
Naeko8914/
Neyko8912/
Neako898/
Nekoj895/
Nieko894/
Nheko894/
Noeko892/
Nekoh892/
Nehko891/
Nekoa891/
Nejko891/
N'Eko891/
Nekoy891/
Gnedko80927/
Hnedko80396/
Niecko80230/
Gnetko8087/
Hnetko8049/
Nekhoo8033/
Neikou8032/
Hnesko8017/
Nekhod8015/
Gnesko809/
Ngekoo806/
Nekous805/
Nekouš804/
Neskos804/
Negkou804/
Nekoha804/
Neikos804/
Niekou804/
Neicko802/
Neytko802/
Neikho802/
Ngekoh802/
Niejko802/
Neskoi802/
Neckou801/
Ngekko801/
Neakoi801/
Neekoy801/
Nejtko801/
Nekhoz801/
Nekoth801/
Nekouh801/
Neitko801/
Neekoo801/
Neesko801/
Nnekoo801/
Niekoh801/
Nekooe801/
Nekoud801/
Nekouz801/
Nhieko801/
Neekop801/
Nako7512,203/
Niko758,405/
Noko757,371/
Neka755,712/
Neco753,235/
Nyko7526/
Neqo7521/
Njko751/
Hnechko7356/
Neeshko7326/
Nekooie7323/
Gnechko7317/
Nekooee738/
Nekhots737/
Neschko732/
Nekoich731/
Nekhosh731/
Netkhot731/
Neshkoy731/
Neechko731/
Ngehkoh731/
Nieckoj731/
Nekooiy731/
Nikoo6717,791/
Nikoi675,106/
Nekaa674,966/
Nikou674,592/
Naiko672,158/
Nokho671,633/
Nnoko671,292/
Nacko671,225/
Nikko671,060/
Nayko67941/
Nneka67927/
Nicko67805/
Naeka67802/
Nakho67486/
Nioko67389/
Necco67369/
Nyoko67327/
Ngeka67304/
Nocko67239/
Noiko67237/
Gneco67189/
Nakoh67146/
Negka67121/
Neeka6797/
Ngiko6791/
Nieka6790/
Nieco6788/
Nikoh6781/
Nikho6774/
Nekha6771/
Nakoo6769/
Nekka6768/
Nycko6768/
Neico6767/
Noeka6762/
Nakko6761/
Nakoi6757/
Naako6757/
Nhoko6756/
Nheka6755/
Neyka6746/
Necos6742/
Najko6742/
Nokoi6738/
Neika6735/
Nokoh6732/
Njkou6728/
Nahko6723/
Nokko6719/
Nojko6718/
Nikoj6714/
Neçka6714/
Nhako6713/
Neaka6713/
Nekah6713/
Nnako6713/
Nekeu6712/
Nikgo6712/
Nikoy6711/
Niçko6711/
Nokuo679/
Necop679/
Njkuo677/
Nyzko677/
Necoi677/
Naňko676/
Nikco675/
Nykot675/
Necoz674/
Neaco674/
Nakuo674/
Ngekkhoi674/
Noyko673/
Nikoa673/
Neeco673/
N'Oko673/
Nidko672/
Nokoo672/
'Noko672/
Nakoy672/
Nikuo672/
Netco672/
Ngeco672/
Neyco672/
Nuyko671/
Necoy671/
Nykoi671/
Nykco671/
Nekaà671/
Neuka671/
Nuiko671/
Nagko671/
Nekotowa671/
Necod671/
Nezco671/
Njkoh671/
Nigko671/
Nékou671/
Naeco671/
Necoa671/
Necot670/

Neko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neko in the Hindi language
नेकोneko-
Neko in the Marathi language
नेकोneko-
Neko in the Tibetan language
ཉི་ཀོ།nyiko50
གནས་ཀོ།néko50
Neko in the Russian language
Некоneko-

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