Phek Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Phek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1961:79,0162,192
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Phek (1,797) may also be a first name.

Phek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phek (Hindi: फेक, Oriya: େଫକ୍) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phek is the 1,111,382nd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Phek live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 180,326th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 1,797 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 79,016. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Pursat Province, where 29 percent are found, Battambang Province, where 24 percent are found and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Cambodia Phek occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pheak895,415/
Pheke8950/
Pheck8932/
Phetk895/
Pheuk893/
Pheek891/
Pheik891/
Pek8611,857/
Pheeke8026/
Phekhe809/
Phetkh805/
Phekke801/
Pfheck801/
Peck7577,144/
Peek7520,860/
Peak7513,165/
Piek753,856/
Peyk752,065/
Peke751,894/
Pekh751,762/
Peik75458/
Pekk75227/
Phik75178/
Phyk75140/
Pehk75134/
Pekx7531/
Peuk7527/
Phec7517/
Pähk7515/
Pihk759/
Pheg757/
Phex756/
Vhek753/
Pešk752/
Peqk752/
Hpek751/
Fhek751/
Pejk751/
Pheq751/
Pekq751/
Pegk751/
Peake6715,156/
Pieck671,607/
Phike671,299/
Peeke67595/
Peick67500/
Peeck67414/
Pfeke67123/
Pekke6797/
Pesck6775/
Peške6755/
Pecke6753/
Phaik6752/
Pishk6741/
Peack6730/
Peyke6724/
Peike6719/
Peyck6718/
Peiks6711/
Pekks6710/
Pekhe679/
Pekhd679/
Petők676/
Peuck675/
Pezke674/
Phegc673/
Pekht673/
Phick673/
Physk673/
Pesks672/
Pekhs672/
Pessk672/
Pehyk672/
Poeyk672/
Pheac672/
Pichk671/
Pahyk671/
Peesk671/
Pegkc671/
Pedck671/
Peagk671/
Pjhhk671/
Vhekk671/
Petck671/
Peetk671/
Peshk671/
Pekšs671/
Piekk671/
Pithk671/
Peckt671/
Pejke671/
Pheqe671/
Pejck671/
Pezks671/
Phikh671/
Peidk671/
Peisk670/

Phek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phek in the Hindi language
फेकpheka-
Phek in the Oriya language
େଫକ୍ephak-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phek
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