Tek Surname
Approximately 24,229 people bear this surname
Tek Surname User-submission:
This is a Turkish surname, meaning 'alone' or 'lonely'.
Tek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 16,374 | 1:4,753 | 686 |
| Indonesia | 2,083 | 1:63,490 | 6,914 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Cambodia | 700 | 1:22,124 | 1,353 |
| India | 528 | 1:1,452,775 | 55,209 |
| France | 476 | 1:139,544 | 21,462 |
| United States | 391 | 1:927,005 | 69,520 |
| Malaysia | 375 | 1:78,651 | 5,581 |
| Papua New Guinea | 193 | 1:42,247 | 5,146 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Northern Cyprus | 147 | 1:2,170 | 263 |
| Singapore | 146 | 1:37,724 | 1,403 |
| Mexico | 99 | 1:1,253,800 | 14,809 |
| Australia | 98 | 1:275,466 | 24,785 |
| Kenya | 98 | 1:471,223 | 24,622 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Belgium | 70 | 1:164,238 | 22,550 |
| Iran | 62 | 1:1,238,428 | 52,776 |
| Thailand | 56 | 1:1,261,399 | 181,528 |
| Brunei | 49 | 1:8,546 | 1,114 |
| Palestine | 47 | 1:96,784 | 6,858 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| South Sudan | 36 | 1:317,085 | 679 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Jordan | 26 | 1:340,094 | 11,519 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Belize | 19 | 1:18,709 | 1,725 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Yemen | 14 | 1:1,887,521 | 12,953 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Croatia | 12 | 1:352,384 | 32,084 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Ték (8) are calculated separately.
Tek (40,963) may also be a first name.
Tek Surname Meaning
Tek Demographics
Average Tek Salary in
United States
$39,641 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tek (Arabic: تيك, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻚ, Hindi: टेक, Marathi: टेक, Oriya: େଟକ, Tibetan: ཀྲེག་) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Ték. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,416th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 300,778 people. Tek is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Tek reside; 60 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 21,778th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 40,963 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 16,374 people, or 1 in 4,753. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Turkey Tek exists in 100 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Ethiopia, where 5 percent live.
Tek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Tek last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Tek last name are 2.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.6% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning $39,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $52,635 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ték | 89 | 8 | / |
| Teke | 86 | 40,820 | / |
| Teck | 86 | 4,787 | / |
| Tekh | 86 | 711 | / |
| Teik | 86 | 480 | / |
| Teak | 86 | 451 | / |
| Teek | 86 | 321 | / |
| Tiek | 86 | 303 | / |
| Thek | 86 | 278 | / |
| Teuk | 86 | 28 | / |
| Tekk | 86 | 13 | / |
| Tedk | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ttek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Teqk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Teyk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dtek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Htek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thiek | 75 | 1,209 | / |
| Tekke | 75 | 863 | / |
| Tieck | 75 | 547 | / |
| Teike | 75 | 309 | / |
| Theik | 75 | 193 | / |
| Teeke | 75 | 176 | / |
| Theek | 75 | 149 | / |
| Teyke | 75 | 108 | / |
| Theke | 75 | 95 | / |
| Theck | 75 | 94 | / |
| Hteik | 75 | 78 | / |
| Tesck | 75 | 75 | / |
| Theak | 75 | 33 | / |
| Tekhe | 75 | 23 | / |
| Teake | 75 | 18 | / |
| Tecke | 75 | 17 | / |
| Teykh | 75 | 13 | / |
| Thekk | 75 | 11 | / |
| Tekhz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Teick | 75 | 9 | / |
| Tezck | 75 | 8 | / |
| Teaks | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tekht | 75 | 6 | / |
| Thetk | 75 | 6 | / |
| Thegk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tteck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Htiek | 75 | 2 | / |
| Teikh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Teakk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teakt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tetkh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teuhk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teyck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tegke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teekh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teekz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teksz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dtejk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teaqk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tejck | 75 | 0 | / |
| Teuck | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tesks | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tec | 67 | 28,769 | / |
| Tyk | 67 | 10,196 | / |
| Tik | 67 | 10,016 | / |
| Tex | 67 | 3,747 | / |
| Thieck | 67 | 782 | / |
| Thekke | 67 | 175 | / |
| Theeck | 67 | 169 | / |
| Teg | 67 | 143 | / |
| Tekova | 67 | 88 | / |
| Theeke | 67 | 87 | / |
| Teszke | 67 | 80 | / |
| Tettke | 67 | 60 | / |
| Tjk | 67 | 59 | / |
| Tescke | 67 | 56 | / |
| Teshke | 67 | 39 | / |
| Teicke | 67 | 36 | / |
| Tík | 67 | 35 | / |
| Teasck | 67 | 31 | / |
| Teeske | 67 | 19 | / |
| Teq | 67 | 16 | / |
| Theike | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tekcgc | 67 | 9 | / |
| Teekhe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Teiske | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tekowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teikeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Techke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tedtke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tthekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teheke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thheke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekpfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tehcks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teekke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teesck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hteekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theuck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tethke | 67 | 0 | / |
Tek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻚ | tk | - |
| Tek in the Hindi language | ||
| टेक | teka | 99.4 |
| टेक् | tek | 0.03 |
| Tek in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟକ | etaka | 95.34 |
| େଟକ୍ | etak | 3.81 |
| Tek in the Marathi language | ||
| टेक | teka | 95.12 |
| टॉेक | toeka | 3.25 |
| Tek in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀྲེག་ | trek | 75.43 |
| ཀྲིག་ | trik | 10.31 |
| ཀྲེཀ་ | treka | 7.39 |
| ཀྲེགས་ | trek | 4.3 |
| ཀྲེག | trek | 0.52 |
| ཀྲག་ | trak | 0.34 |
| ཏེཆ་་ | techa | 0.17 |
| ཀྲེཀ | treka | 0.17 |
| ཏེག་ | tek | 0.17 |
| ཀྲེག་་ | trek | 0.17 |
| ག་ | ga | 0.17 |
| ཀྲིཀ་ | trika | 0.17 |
| ཀྲོག་ | trok | 0.17 |
| ཏྲེག་ | trek | 0.17 |
| ཀྲགས་ | trak | 0.17 |
| ཀྲེང་ | treng | 0.17 |
| Tek in the Arabic language | ||
| تيك | tyk | - |
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