Nyek Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Nyek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei | 110 | 1:3,807 | 639 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
The alternate forms: Nyék (1) are calculated separately.
Nyek (591) may also be a first name.
Nyek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyek is carried by more people in Brunei than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Nyék. For other potential spellings of Nyek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,214,709th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Nyek reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nyek is also the 344,079th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 591 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Brunei, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 3,807. In Brunei it is mostly concentrated in: Brunei-Muara District, where 100 percent reside. Besides Brunei it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyék | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nayek | 89 | 148,123 | / |
| Nyeck | 89 | 984 | / |
| Nyoek | 89 | 114 | / |
| Neyek | 89 | 84 | / |
| Noyek | 89 | 66 | / |
| Niyek | 89 | 10 | / |
| Nyiek | 89 | 9 | / |
| Nyekh | 89 | 6 | / |
| Nyjek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyeyk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nayeck | 80 | 428 | / |
| Nahyek | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nayeek | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ngiyek | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nyecke | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nayekk | 80 | 7 | / |
| Naiyek | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nayeke | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyaeek | 80 | 4 | / |
| Naayek | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nnayek | 80 | 3 | / |
| Neyeke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Noyeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngoyek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngayek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyeske | 80 | 0 | / |
| Naek | 75 | 26,624 | / |
| Noyk | 75 | 6,028 | / |
| Nayk | 75 | 4,692 | / |
| Ngek | 75 | 3,201 | / |
| Neek | 75 | 1,220 | / |
| Neak | 75 | 361 | / |
| Noek | 75 | 215 | / |
| Nuek | 75 | 208 | / |
| Neuk | 75 | 196 | / |
| Niek | 75 | 163 | / |
| Neik | 75 | 101 | / |
| Nyik | 75 | 26 | / |
| Nyeg | 75 | 26 | / |
| Njek | 75 | 19 | / |
| Niyk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nyex | 75 | 2 | / |
| Neyk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyec | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhyk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyekova | 73 | 751 | / |
| Nauyeck | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nyeková | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayak | 67 | 2,098,397 | / |
| Nayik | 67 | 56,914 | / |
| Nayok | 67 | 2,364 | / |
| Nowek | 67 | 1,522 | / |
| Njeck | 67 | 1,303 | / |
| Nieke | 67 | 958 | / |
| Nojek | 67 | 937 | / |
| Njeke | 67 | 915 | / |
| Naykk | 67 | 285 | / |
| Nayke | 67 | 227 | / |
| Nayuk | 67 | 219 | / |
| Neyak | 67 | 149 | / |
| Neuke | 67 | 140 | / |
| Neick | 67 | 119 | / |
| Neike | 67 | 95 | / |
| Niyak | 67 | 93 | / |
| Nuyok | 67 | 85 | / |
| Naiek | 67 | 76 | / |
| Nejak | 67 | 66 | / |
| Nyoak | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ngoek | 67 | 37 | / |
| Njeik | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nayck | 67 | 28 | / |
| Noyak | 67 | 26 | / |
| Neack | 67 | 25 | / |
| Neuok | 67 | 24 | / |
| Najek | 67 | 23 | / |
| Neuks | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nehak | 67 | 13 | / |
| Niyok | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngoyk | 67 | 13 | / |
| Noiek | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gneck | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nyoik | 67 | 9 | / |
| Naiyk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nheuk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nawek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Niyeg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Neake | 67 | 7 | / |
| Njiek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Naaek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyegh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyhyk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nheik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naykh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naekh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Noyok | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nayeg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuyak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Noyke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nauek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngeak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nieck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nehek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyiok | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neiek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nujek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naayk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niyke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noyik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayqe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neiks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gniek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hneik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngaek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyick | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noeyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naysk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayzk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neđak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niayk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuyik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayeq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngekg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhaek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnoek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnoyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyjak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neakk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyoyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niejk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyhex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neehk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nooyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noyeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nohyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niesk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnuek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noyck | 67 | 0 | / |
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