Obek Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Obek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Öbek (649) are calculated separately.
Obek (97) may also be a first name.
Obek Demographics
Average Obek Salary in
United States
$55,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obek (Russian: Обек) occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Öbek. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obek? popularity and diffusion
Obek is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Obek live; 39 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Obek is also the 962,660th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 97 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 691,068. Barring Poland Obek exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Malaysia, where 10 percent are found.
Obek Last Name Statistics demography
Obek earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obek in the Russian language | ||
| Обек | obek | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Obek
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