Yek Surname
Approximately 2,360 people bear this surname
Yek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,293 | 1:22,811 | 2,086 |
| Philippines | 188 | 1:538,501 | 61,337 |
| Indonesia | 159 | 1:831,756 | 62,946 |
| Turkey | 142 | 1:548,038 | 30,314 |
| Singapore | 116 | 1:47,480 | 1,839 |
| Afghanistan | 80 | 1:401,915 | 5,628 |
| United States | 65 | 1:5,576,291 | 276,051 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Cambodia | 54 | 1:286,799 | 3,436 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1:83,746 | 1,811 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Yek (3,438) may also be a first name.
Yek Demographics
Average Yek Salary in
United States
$40,851 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻚ, Hindi: येक, Marathi: येक) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 180,558th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,087,943 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Yek live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 121,304th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 3,438 people.
The last name Yek is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,293 people, or 1 in 22,811. In Malaysia Yek is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 57 percent live, Perak, where 11 percent live and Selangor, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Yek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yek surname rose 241 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Yek are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.
Yek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.33% less than the national average, earning $40,851 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiek | 86 | 5,323 | / |
| Yeke | 86 | 3,826 | / |
| Yeck | 86 | 878 | / |
| Ayek | 86 | 211 | / |
| Oyek | 86 | 149 | / |
| Hyek | 86 | 87 | / |
| Yoek | 86 | 64 | / |
| Iyek | 86 | 62 | / |
| Eyek | 86 | 62 | / |
| Uyek | 86 | 37 | / |
| Yejk | 86 | 10 | / |
| Yhek | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yekh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yekk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jyek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yekt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yekz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yjek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ek | 80 | 50,975 | / |
| Hayek | 75 | 22,410 | / |
| Iyeke | 75 | 2,405 | / |
| Hyjek | 75 | 1,524 | / |
| Ayeke | 75 | 1,089 | / |
| Eyeke | 75 | 1,006 | / |
| Oyeke | 75 | 245 | / |
| Yecke | 75 | 158 | / |
| Hoyek | 75 | 126 | / |
| Yekhe | 75 | 116 | / |
| Geyek | 75 | 93 | / |
| Yieke | 75 | 90 | / |
| Heyek | 75 | 57 | / |
| Gayek | 75 | 45 | / |
| Goyek | 75 | 39 | / |
| O'Yek | 75 | 30 | / |
| Uyeke | 75 | 29 | / |
| Aayek | 75 | 23 | / |
| Ayeck | 75 | 17 | / |
| Ayiek | 75 | 16 | / |
| Aiyek | 75 | 10 | / |
| Iyeck | 75 | 10 | / |
| Uyyek | 75 | 7 | / |
| Yheck | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ahyek | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yekke | 75 | 4 | / |
| Eyeck | 75 | 4 | / |
| Huyek | 75 | 3 | / |
| Háyek | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ayjek | 75 | 2 | / |
| Auyek | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hyeck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yecks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yehke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyyek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayeek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iyekh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yheke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiekp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yetkp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aek | 67 | 27,122 | / |
| Gek | 67 | 2,244 | / |
| Eek | 67 | 1,672 | / |
| Eik | 67 | 1,542 | / |
| Iek | 67 | 1,484 | / |
| Ekk | 67 | 966 | / |
| Oyieke | 67 | 607 | / |
| Jek | 67 | 597 | / |
| Ekh | 67 | 502 | / |
| Hayeck | 67 | 424 | / |
| Oek | 67 | 345 | / |
| Eyk | 67 | 248 | / |
| Eak | 67 | 170 | / |
| Yyk | 67 | 161 | / |
| Yec | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ayk | 67 | 88 | / |
| Heyeck | 67 | 75 | / |
| Yex | 67 | 61 | / |
| Oyk | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ejk | 67 | 51 | / |
| Yettke | 67 | 45 | / |
| Hoyeck | 67 | 44 | / |
| Yeg | 67 | 39 | / |
| Yeq | 67 | 34 | / |
| Uek | 67 | 29 | / |
| Uyk | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ayieke | 67 | 21 | / |
| Euk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Iyk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ayeksh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aiyeke | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ayecke | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wanyek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekő | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Egk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hayeke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hayeks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eék | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goyeck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hayjek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yjk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eqk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hayeek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyjiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yesske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiyeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauyek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ēyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohyeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyieke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyegke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehzke | 67 | 1 | / |
Yek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻚ | yk | - |
| Yek in the Hindi language | ||
| येक | yeka | - |
| Yek in the Marathi language | ||
| येक | yeka | - |
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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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- 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 Yek
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