Talek Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Talek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 330 | 1:214,056 | 35,797 |
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Talek (313) may also be a first name.
Talek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Talek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Talek (Marathi: तळेक, Oriya: ତାେଲକ) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Talek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 576,198th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Talek are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Talek is also the 496,565th most common first name worldwide It is held by 313 people.
It is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 330 people, or 1 in 214,056. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Roi Et Province, where 26 percent live, Yala Province, where 25 percent live and Narathiwat Province, where 23 percent live. Apart from Thailand this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Talek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Talek in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାେଲକ | taelaka | - |
| Talek in the Marathi language | ||
| तळेक | taleka | 61.54 |
| तालेक | taleka | 28.21 |
| टाळेक | taleka | 5.13 |
| टलेक | taleka | 5.13 |
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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 Talek
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