Zek Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Zek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Ukraine601:758,71277,596
Turkey531:1,468,32957,819
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
India131:59,005,029552,550
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Liberia81:551,06725,208
France51:13,284,544357,392
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Żek (2) are calculated separately.

Zek (576) may also be a first name.

Zek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zek is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Żek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 498,439th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. The surname Zek occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Zek live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 349,109th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 576 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 239,869. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and Ukraine, where 9 percent are found.

Zek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zek last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Zek last name is primarily Orthodox (55%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

Zek earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Żek892/
Zeck862,921/
Zeke862,430/
Zeek861,109/
Tzek86595/
Zeak86277/
Zeik86208/
Ziek8698/
Zhek8690/
Dzek8641/
Czek8630/
Rzek8623/
Zekh869/
Zedk863/
Zcek862/
Zekz862/
Zegk862/
Øzek861/
Zekp861/
Zeyk861/
Zezk861/
Zeuk861/
Jzek861/
Hzek861/
Dzhek75818/
Zheke75530/
Tzeek75529/
Dzekh75523/
Czeck75457/
Zeeck75439/
Zieke75128/
Zieck75113/
Dzeik7594/
Zeike7556/
Ziesk7544/
Czeke7540/
Dzeyk7535/
Zegke7534/
Dzeck7525/
Tzeck7515/
Zeick7510/
Dziek758/
Hrzek758/
Tzeke756/
Zeisk756/
Rziek756/
Zecke755/
Drzek755/
Chzek753/
Zhekh753/
Zekke752/
Rzeek751/
Czeuk751/
Zheek751/
Zczek751/
Zeckh751/
Zeeke751/
Zeikh751/
Zeitk751/
Shzek751/
Zeake751/
Zietk751/
Tzeik751/
Zekhe751/
Zheck751/
Zchek751/
Øzeke751/
Zseak751/
Trzek751/
Cziek751/
Zekss751/
Zekgh751/
Czekk751/
Zeuck750/
Sek6763,154/
Zec677,625/
Cek675,051/
Gek672,244/
Zyk671,171/
Zik671,134/
Zeiske671,025/
Jek67597/
Zekova67322/
Zex67160/
Czeike6731/
Zeg6718/
Tszeke6718/
Ček6718/
Zeq6714/
Ziecke6713/
Dzieyk6713/
Zeaske6712/
Zeakeh6711/
Zjk6710/
Dzeick679/
Zeitke676/
Zietke672/
Tzeeck672/
Dzheik671/
Zeheck671/
Zeicke671/
Ziekke671/
Zeikeh671/
Czceck671/
Zäk671/
Strzek671/
Dziejk671/
Zzeick670/

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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 Zek
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