Sek Surname
Approximately 63,154 people bear this surname
Sek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28,369 | 1:27,039 | 2,027 |
| Cambodia | 27,732 | 1:558 | 144 |
| Malaysia | 1,481 | 1:19,915 | 1,874 |
| Bangladesh | 1,442 | 1:110,511 | 4,612 |
| United States | 756 | 1:479,443 | 40,632 |
| Indonesia | 444 | 1:297,859 | 26,488 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Thailand | 269 | 1:262,596 | 44,845 |
| Russia | 267 | 1:539,787 | 48,881 |
| Macau | 234 | 1:2,571 | 249 |
| Turkey | 230 | 1:338,354 | 21,542 |
| Ukraine | 158 | 1:288,118 | 36,989 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 1:80,730 | 10,659 |
| Kazakhstan | 99 | 1:178,611 | 17,118 |
| Poland | 95 | 1:400,092 | 42,855 |
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Algeria | 77 | 1:501,708 | 37,085 |
| Uzbekistan | 65 | 1:475,833 | 11,089 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Mauritania | 54 | 1:75,831 | 5,075 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Senegal | 23 | 1:633,884 | 2,452 |
| Colombia | 21 | 1:2,274,956 | 12,893 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Šek (123), Sék (8), Şek (1) & Sêk (1) are calculated separately.
Sek (101,805) may also be a first name.
Sek Demographics
Average Male Sek Height
173.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻚ, Hindi: सेक, Marathi: सेक, Oriya: େସକ, Russian: Сек, Tibetan: སེག་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Šek, Sék, Şek or Sêk. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sek is the 8,973rd most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 115,393 people. The last name Sek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sek live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,027th most frequent first name internationally, held by 101,805 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 28,369 people, or 1 in 27,039. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 93 percent live, Karnataka, where 2 percent live and Odisha, where 2 percent live. Barring India Sek is found 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 devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Sek surname are 13.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.03% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šek | 89 | 123 | / |
| Sék | 89 | 8 | / |
| Şek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sêk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sekh | 86 | 2,371,968 | / |
| Shek | 86 | 450,653 | / |
| Seck | 86 | 277,209 | / |
| Seke | 86 | 21,047 | / |
| Seuk | 86 | 5,542 | / |
| Siek | 86 | 4,844 | / |
| Seek | 86 | 1,362 | / |
| Seak | 86 | 1,121 | / |
| Seik | 86 | 783 | / |
| Sejk | 86 | 217 | / |
| Sekk | 86 | 123 | / |
| Sehk | 86 | 116 | / |
| Seyk | 86 | 85 | / |
| Szek | 86 | 68 | / |
| Scek | 86 | 44 | / |
| Hsek | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sezk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sekg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sgek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sjek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jsek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sheik | 75 | 621,889 | / |
| Shekh | 75 | 241,119 | / |
| Seikh | 75 | 71,426 | / |
| Sheak | 75 | 23,552 | / |
| Seike | 75 | 12,668 | / |
| Shiek | 75 | 7,019 | / |
| Sheek | 75 | 2,880 | / |
| Sieck | 75 | 2,364 | / |
| Sheke | 75 | 2,352 | / |
| Sheck | 75 | 2,126 | / |
| Seeck | 75 | 1,034 | / |
| Seakh | 75 | 601 | / |
| Seick | 75 | 446 | / |
| Schek | 75 | 422 | / |
| Sieke | 75 | 406 | / |
| Seake | 75 | 312 | / |
| Shekk | 75 | 293 | / |
| Sekhe | 75 | 284 | / |
| Secke | 75 | 179 | / |
| Siejk | 75 | 161 | / |
| Seeke | 75 | 120 | / |
| Shhek | 75 | 110 | / |
| Seaks | 75 | 94 | / |
| Szejk | 75 | 78 | / |
| Siekh | 75 | 77 | / |
| Seack | 75 | 60 | / |
| Seekh | 75 | 42 | / |
| Sheyk | 75 | 38 | / |
| Seckt | 75 | 37 | / |
| Sehkh | 75 | 34 | / |
| Sekkh | 75 | 32 | / |
| Shehk | 75 | 28 | / |
| Seđek | 75 | 20 | / |
| Sekke | 75 | 19 | / |
| Seuck | 75 | 19 | / |
| Seihk | 75 | 18 | / |
| Seyke | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ssekh | 75 | 17 | / |
| Sekhh | 75 | 11 | / |
| Siegk | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sedkh | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sesks | 75 | 10 | / |
| Seukh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sheuk | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hsekh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Szeck | 75 | 6 | / |
| Szeik | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sshek | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shsek | 75 | 4 | / |
| Seskh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Seikk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sekgh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jshek | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hseuk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sesck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sjekh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Szeke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hsiek | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shejk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seiks | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sgekh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hssek | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jseek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sciek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shzek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shjek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shekq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seitk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sejkh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seaqk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Secck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seckk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sedks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Setck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seikz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seykh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shedk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szcek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sseck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siesk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zseak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siekk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sseke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sceak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Secık | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seekq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sejks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szekk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjiek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seskc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siedk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seisk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sceck | 75 | 0 | / |
| Siezk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seigk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sheikh | 67 | 1,360,481 | / |
| Shiekh | 67 | 28,495 | / |
| Sec | 67 | 10,329 | / |
| Scheck | 67 | 8,985 | / |
| Sheakh | 67 | 6,270 | / |
| Sik | 67 | 5,144 | / |
| Cek | 67 | 5,051 | / |
| Sheekh | 67 | 4,854 | / |
| Shheke | 67 | 3,526 | / |
| Gek | 67 | 2,244 | / |
| Schiek | 67 | 1,697 | / |
| Shekhe | 67 | 1,363 | / |
| Syk | 67 | 1,147 | / |
| Sheike | 67 | 853 | / |
| Sheykh | 67 | 734 | / |
| Seg | 67 | 732 | / |
| Zek | 67 | 661 | / |
| Jek | 67 | 597 | / |
| Sheick | 67 | 389 | / |
| Sheaks | 67 | 354 | / |
| Seková | 67 | 244 | / |
| Sekova | 67 | 233 | / |
| Sík | 67 | 213 | / |
| Shiekg | 67 | 199 | / |
| Siecke | 67 | 156 | / |
| Scheek | 67 | 132 | / |
| Szejke | 67 | 115 | / |
| Shetke | 67 | 108 | / |
| Scheik | 67 | 107 | / |
| Schekk | 67 | 106 | / |
| Sheihk | 67 | 62 | / |
| Shieck | 67 | 48 | / |
| Scheyk | 67 | 43 | / |
| Szeőke | 67 | 43 | / |
| Seicke | 67 | 39 | / |
| Scheks | 67 | 38 | / |
| Sheake | 67 | 32 | / |
| Seakhe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Settke | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sekowa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sedtke | 67 | 24 | / |
| Seheek | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shekkh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sheykk | 67 | 18 | / |
| Szeike | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sheikg | 67 | 16 | / |
| Schegk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sheukh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shiehk | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sex | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hseikh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Seeckt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Seehák | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shchek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sshekh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shekhh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shekke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Scheuk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Seakeh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sseikh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shsekh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shhekh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seicks | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sjhekh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seq | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shejkh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sheikk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shechk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Siedke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shjekh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shekgh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sheadk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seikkh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seheke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schekh | 67 | 3 | / |
| She'kh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seecks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sceske | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shehkh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sjeikh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scecks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sheckh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seikhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shekhd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shekhz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siecks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seddke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scecke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sheeke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seichk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Żek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sjheik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjiekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shseik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheyke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shheak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shheik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheikq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shejke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seheck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seiksh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheakk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheatk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shedkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szhekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamsek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saheik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seihck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sejdke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szieck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seddtk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scheak | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sehcke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shceck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schesk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheuck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shecke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheckt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shehek | 67 | 0 | / |
Sek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sek in the Tibetan language | ||
| སེག་ | sek | - |
| Sek in the Hindi language | ||
| सेक | seka | - |
| Sek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻚ | sk | 94.74 |
| ﺳﻴﻚ | syk | 5.26 |
| Sek in the Oriya language | ||
| େସକ | esaka | 64.28 |
| େସକ୍ | esak | 29.33 |
| େଶକ | esaka | 3.73 |
| େକା | eka | 0 |
| େକ | eka | 0 |
| ଏକା | eka | 0 |
| Sek in the Marathi language | ||
| सेक | seka | 61.54 |
| शेक | seka | 23.08 |
| शेख | sekha | 12.82 |
| सेख | sekha | 2.56 |
| Sek in the Russian language | ||
| Сек | sek | - |
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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
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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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