Umbek Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Umbek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umbek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

Umbek (63) may also be a first name.

Umbek Last Name Facts

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

Umbek occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umbek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Umbek reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Umbek is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 63 people.

This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,734,954. In Malaysia Umbek is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 94 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 6 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umbeck91145/
Humbek9175/
Gumbek9125/
Humbeck8380/
Humbeek835/
Usimbek833/
Humbeik832/
Usembek831/
Gumbeck830/
Ombek8015/
Umbec803/
Imbek802/
Unbek801/
Umbik801/
Umbeg801/
Humbeeck77151/
Uysembek774/
Umbekova771/
Houmbeuk771/
Hombek73292/
Imbeck73159/
Ombeck7380/
Unbeck7354/
Gumbik7323/
Himbek7312/
Umbaik735/
Jimbek734/
Hunbek734/
Unbeke731/
Humbik731/
Humbeq731/
Hombeck67144/
Huchembeck679/
Himbeck676/
Ounbeke672/
Umbikhe671/
Umbhaik671/
Jimbeck671/
Hombeek670/

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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 Umbek
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis