Wek Surname
Approximately 1,520 people bear this surname
Wek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1,176 | 1:6,933 | 483 |
| United States | 89 | 1:4,072,572 | 219,877 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| Malaysia | 65 | 1:453,757 | 23,130 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Wek (1,354) may also be a first name.
Wek Demographics
Average Wek Salary in
United States
$42,382 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﻚ, Oriya: େୱକ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wek? popularity and diffusion
Wek is the 258,780th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,794,438 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Wek live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wek is also the 213,150th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 1,354 people.
The last name Wek is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 1,176 people, or 1 in 6,933. In Papua New Guinea Wek is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 58 percent live, Jiwaka, where 13 percent live and National Capital District, where 9 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Wek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wek last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the political party.
Wek earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning $42,382 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weck | 86 | 6,565 | / |
| Weik | 86 | 4,111 | / |
| Weke | 86 | 3,660 | / |
| Wiek | 86 | 1,026 | / |
| Week | 86 | 962 | / |
| Weak | 86 | 442 | / |
| Wekx | 86 | 38 | / |
| Wejk | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wekh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Weyk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wesk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wekq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weuk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vwek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wedk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wekg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wetk | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wieck | 75 | 4,481 | / |
| Weick | 75 | 3,929 | / |
| Wecke | 75 | 1,211 | / |
| Weeke | 75 | 740 | / |
| Weeck | 75 | 184 | / |
| Weike | 75 | 173 | / |
| Weake | 75 | 90 | / |
| Weyck | 75 | 62 | / |
| Wehke | 75 | 56 | / |
| Wekke | 75 | 45 | / |
| Wekhe | 75 | 39 | / |
| Wetke | 75 | 21 | / |
| Weekx | 75 | 20 | / |
| Wejke | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wheke | 75 | 18 | / |
| Weyks | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wueke | 75 | 10 | / |
| Weijk | 75 | 8 | / |
| Weesk | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wekks | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wecck | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wedke | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weyke | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wheck | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weack | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hweek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weskt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wekch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wesks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weckz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weksø | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wessk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wweks | 75 | 0 | / |
| Weikh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wik | 67 | 4,730 | / |
| Wyk | 67 | 1,581 | / |
| Weg | 67 | 892 | / |
| Vek | 67 | 347 | / |
| Weicks | 67 | 109 | / |
| Wjk | 67 | 80 | / |
| Weecks | 67 | 70 | / |
| Weeske | 67 | 64 | / |
| Wheesk | 67 | 56 | / |
| Wedtke | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wettke | 67 | 48 | / |
| Weißke | 67 | 46 | / |
| Uek | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wetcke | 67 | 24 | / |
| Weekeh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Weecke | 67 | 18 | / |
| Weidke | 67 | 17 | / |
| Weq | 67 | 16 | / |
| Weitke | 67 | 16 | / |
| Weszke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weickh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weicke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wehske | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wheeks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hweeks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weshke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wescks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wethke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weakeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Week's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehcke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weksch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wueske | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuecke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wescke | 67 | 0 | / |
Wek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﻚ | wyk | - |
| Wek in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱକ | ewaka | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wek
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