Unek Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Unek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:928,63447,428
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Ünek (469) are calculated separately.

Unek (97) may also be a first name.

Unek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unek (Russian: Унек) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Ünek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Unek live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles. Unek is also the 962,660th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 97 people.

Unek is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England Unek is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 95 percent reside, Somerset, where 2 percent reside and East Sussex, where 2 percent reside. Besides England it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ünek92469/
Uneke893,308/
Hunek89578/
Gunek8946/
Uniek8913/
Ungek8912/
Unekh899/
Uenek892/
Aunek891/
Uneck891/
Huneke802,036/
Huneck80351/
Đunđek80294/
Hutnek8019/
Huniek808/
Unekhe807/
Auneke804/
Usnekh804/
Unheck802/
Unecks801/
Euneke801/
Guneck801/
Haunek801/
Gunnek801/
Auniek801/
Huneks800/
Unieck800/
Uneack800/
Onek754,826/
Unik75538/
Inek75301/
Uneg7525/
Unec7522/
Unyk7516/
Unex758/
Hunecke73732/
Hunneke7348/
Houneke737/
Hunneck732/
Hauneck731/
Heuneke731/
Hunecks730/
Gunneck730/
Housnek730/
Aunik67904/
Honek67691/
Utnik67644/
Unick67471/
Hinek67314/
Hunik67243/
Gunik67167/
Unike67129/
Jinek67111/
Hounneke67106/
Ineck6775/
Huněk6774/
Unegg6750/
Hunyk6741/
Heunecke6735/
Unnik6721/
Guneg6721/
Unyok6719/
Unisk6719/
Umnyk6714/
Ľuník6712/
Ungik678/
Uhnyk677/
Unuik674/
Uynik673/
Aunex672/
Ungeg672/
Ineak672/
Ugnik672/
Hutnekht671/
Uneug671/
Eunik671/
Ľunik671/
Oenek671/
Oneek671/
Ineik671/
Inhek671/
Houneike671/
Houneeke671/
Ounik671/
Oneak671/
Hunnecke671/
Heunneke670/
Hausneck670/
Housneck670/

Unek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unek in the Russian language
Унекunek-

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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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  • 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 Unek
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