Sek Surname

8,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Sek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India28,3691:27,0392,027
Cambodia27,7321:558144
Malaysia1,4811:19,9151,874
Bangladesh1,4421:110,5114,612
United States7561:479,44340,632
Indonesia4441:297,85926,488
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Thailand2691:262,59644,845
Russia2671:539,78748,881
Macau2341:2,571249
Turkey2301:338,35421,542
Ukraine1581:288,11836,989
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
Kazakhstan991:178,61117,118
Poland951:400,09242,855
Canada921:400,49635,373
England901:619,09036,665
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Algeria771:501,70837,085
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
Australia641:421,80833,593
Mauritania541:75,8315,075
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
France351:1,897,792163,564
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Senegal231:633,8842,452
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Austria161:532,21549,801
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
China111:124,301,9616,553
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Norway91:571,36544,190
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Laos41:1,647,081888
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Šek (123), Sék (8), Şek (1) & Sêk (1) are calculated separately.

Sek (101,805) may also be a first name.

Sek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻚ, Hindi: सेक, Marathi: सेक, Oriya: େସକ, Russian: Сек, Tibetan: སེག་) is found most in India. It may also appear as: Šek, Sék, Şek or Sêk. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,973rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 115,393 people. The surname Sek occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sek reside; 48 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sek is also the 10,027th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 101,805 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 28,369 people, or 1 in 27,039. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 93 percent live, Karnataka, where 2 percent live and Odisha, where 2 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 88 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 44 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Sek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sek last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Sek are 13.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Sek earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 26.55% less than the national average, earning $16,675,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $43,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning $45,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šek89123/
Sék898/
Şek891/
Sêk891/
Sekh862,371,968/
Shek86450,653/
Seck86277,209/
Seke8621,047/
Seuk865,542/
Siek864,844/
Seek861,362/
Seak861,121/
Seik86783/
Sejk86217/
Sekk86123/
Sehk86116/
Seyk8685/
Szek8668/
Scek8644/
Hsek864/
Sezk862/
Sekg861/
Sekc861/
Sgek861/
Sekq861/
Sekx861/
Sekp861/
Sjek861/
Jsek861/
Sheik75621,889/
Shekh75241,119/
Seikh7571,426/
Sheak7523,552/
Seike7512,668/
Shiek757,019/
Sheek752,880/
Sieck752,364/
Sheke752,352/
Sheck752,126/
Seeck751,034/
Seakh75601/
Seick75446/
Schek75422/
Sieke75406/
Seake75312/
Shekk75293/
Sekhe75284/
Secke75179/
Siejk75161/
Seeke75120/
Shhek75110/
Seaks7594/
Szejk7578/
Siekh7577/
Seack7560/
Seekh7542/
Sheyk7538/
Seckt7537/
Sehkh7534/
Sekkh7532/
Shehk7528/
Seđek7520/
Sekke7519/
Seuck7519/
Seihk7518/
Seyke7518/
Ssekh7517/
Sekhh7511/
Siegk7511/
Sedkh7511/
Sesks7510/
Seukh759/
Sheuk757/
Hsekh756/
Szeck756/
Szeik755/
Sshek754/
Shsek754/
Seskh754/
Seikk754/
Sekgh753/
Jshek753/
Hseuk753/
Sesck752/
Sjekh752/
Szeke752/
Hsiek752/
Shejk752/
Seiks752/
Sgekh752/
Hssek752/
Jseek751/
Sciek751/
Shzek751/
Shjek751/
Shekq751/
Seitk751/
Sejkh751/
Seaqk751/
Secck751/
Seckk751/
Sedks751/
Setck751/
Seikz751/
Seykh751/
Shedk751/
Szcek751/
Sseck751/
Siesk751/
Zseak751/
Siekk751/
Sseke751/
Sceak751/
Secık751/
Seekq751/
Sejks751/
Szekk751/
Sjiek751/
Seskc751/
Siedk751/
Seisk750/
Sceck750/
Siezk750/
Seigk750/
Sheikh671,360,481/
Shiekh6728,495/
Sec6710,329/
Scheck678,985/
Sheakh676,270/
Sik675,144/
Cek675,051/
Sheekh674,854/
Shheke673,526/
Gek672,244/
Schiek671,697/
Shekhe671,363/
Syk671,147/
Sheike67853/
Sheykh67734/
Seg67732/
Zek67661/
Jek67597/
Sheick67389/
Sheaks67354/
Seková67244/
Sekova67233/
Sík67213/
Shiekg67199/
Siecke67156/
Scheek67132/
Szejke67115/
Shetke67108/
Scheik67107/
Schekk67106/
Sheihk6762/
Shieck6748/
Scheyk6743/
Szeőke6743/
Seicke6739/
Scheks6738/
Sheake6732/
Seakhe6731/
Settke6728/
Sekowa6724/
Sedtke6724/
Seheek6720/
Shekkh6719/
Sheykk6718/
Szeike6717/
Sheikg6716/
Schegk6715/
Sheukh6715/
Shiehk6714/
Sex6713/
Hseikh6712/
Seeckt6712/
Seehák6710/
Shchek6710/
Sshekh679/
Shekhh679/
Shekke678/
Scheuk678/
Seakeh678/
Sseikh677/
Shsekh677/
Shhekh677/
Seicks676/
Sjhekh675/
Seq675/
Shejkh675/
Sheikk675/
Shechk675/
Siedke675/
Shjekh674/
Shekgh674/
Sheadk674/
Seikkh674/
Seheke674/
Schekh673/
She'kh673/
Seecks673/
Sceske673/
Shehkh673/
Sjeikh673/
Scecks673/
Sheckh673/
Seikhe673/
Shekhd672/
Shekhz672/
Siecks672/
Seddke672/
Scecke672/
Sheeke672/
Seichk672/
Żek672/
Sjheik671/
Sjiekh671/
Shseik671/
Siekhe671/
Sheyke671/
Shheak671/
Shheik671/
Sheikq671/
Shejke671/
Shekhp671/
Seheck671/
Seiksh671/
Sheack671/
Sheakk671/
Sheatk671/
Shedkh671/
Szhekh671/
Uamsek671/
Sheeck671/
Saheik671/
Seekhe671/
Seihck671/
Sejdke671/
Szieck671/
Seddtk671/
Scheke670/
Scheak670/
Sehcke670/
Shceck670/
Schesk670/
Sheuck670/
Shecke670/
Sheckt670/
Shehek670/

Sek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sek in the Tibetan language
སེག་sek-
Sek in the Hindi language
सेकseka-
Sek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻚsk94.74
ﺳﻴﻚsyk5.26
Sek in the Oriya language
େସକesaka64.28
େସକ୍esak29.33
େଶକesaka3.73
େକାeka0
େକeka0
ଏକାeka0
Sek in the Marathi language
सेकseka61.54
शेकseka23.08
शेखsekha12.82
सेखsekha2.56
Sek in the Russian language
Секsek-

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