Vek Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vek Surname User-submission:

It means 'not married'; from the Turkish word bekiar, which means 'bachelor'.

Vek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia961:25,9135,483
India651:11,801,006214,148
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Cambodia341:455,5044,069
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Věk (7) & Vék (1) are calculated separately.

Vek (126) may also be a first name.

Vek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'not married'; from the Turkish word bekiar, which means 'bachelor'.

- dimitris29

Vek Last Name Facts

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

Vek (Hindi: वेक, Russian: Век) has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Věk or Vék. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vek is the 806,178th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. Vek is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Vek are found; 29 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 29 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 829,183rd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 126 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 25,913. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Drava, where 96 percent are found, Carinthia, where 3 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia Vek is found in 23 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found.

Vek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Vek surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

Vek earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.98% more than the national average, earning $77,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Věk897/
Vék891/
Veck86582/
Veke86470/
Veik86345/
Vuek86194/
Veek86188/
Viek8685/
Veak8648/
Hvek8648/
Vekh8635/
Vekk8613/
Veľk8610/
Veuk869/
Vhek863/
Vejk862/
Vezk862/
Vwek861/
Vekg861/
Vekq861/
Vekc861/
Vedk861/
Veyk861/
Veeck75793/
Veeke75360/
Vieck75239/
Vheke7585/
Veike7533/
Vecke7524/
Vecck7513/
Veick759/
Vekhe757/
Veksø754/
Vekss752/
Vetck751/
Veekx751/
Vouek751/
Vekke751/
Vhekk751/
Veakh750/
Vechk750/
Veack750/
Veake750/
Veaks750/
Veg6714,675/
Vik678,256/
Fek671,725/
Wek671,520/
Vyk67381/
Vekova67259/
Vec67248/
Veq6747/
Vex6738/
Uek6729/
Vík6726/
Vjk676/
Veikht675/
Veykht672/
Vethke672/
Veszke671/
Veekhe671/
Veakeh671/
Veikss671/
Veshke671/
Veecke671/

Vek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vek in the Hindi language
वेकveka95.24
विवेकviveka4.76
Vek in the Russian language
Векvek-

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