Imek Surname

424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Czechia

Imek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5631:138,22611,185
Czechia1071:99,37816,468
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Imék (1) are calculated separately.

Imek (45) may also be a first name.

Imek Last Name Facts

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

Imek (Russian: Имэк) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Imék. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Imek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 424,566th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Imek live; 49 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 45 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 138,226. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Denizli Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Imek exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imék921/
Imeke8983/
Immek8950/
Imgek8924/
Jimek8922/
Imeck899/
Gimek892/
Iemek891/
Imeks891/
Ijmek891/
Oimeke8072/
Yitmek8014/
Immeke8012/
Eimeke803/
Aimeak802/
Iemeak802/
Immeks801/
Aimmek801/
Aimeke801/
Gimmek801/
Emek756,745/
Umek751,887/
Imik75792/
Imec7521/
Imex7513/
Imjk752/
Imyk751/
Ümek751/
Eimecke73211/
Imekova73157/
Immecke7331/
Haimeck7314/
Himeike731/
Himeuck731/
Heimeke730/
Esmek671,084/
Emeke67745/
Imecs67292/
Humek67272/
Hemek67164/
Gimik67132/
Himik6783/
Emeck6755/
Immik6729/
Uymek6726/
Umeck6718/
Jimik6713/
Gemek6712/
Itmec679/
Imaik678/
Imike678/
Heimecke677/
Yomek676/
Jimex674/
Eymek673/
Aimik673/
Eamek673/
Emeak672/
Imegh672/
Emeek671/
Emeuk671/
Himex671/
Emmek671/
Ujmek671/
Ismex671/
Imick671/
Eimex671/
Aimeg671/
Umekh671/
Imieq671/
Immeg671/
Jimeg671/
Imiec671/
Ihmeg671/

Imek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imek in the Russian language
Имэкimek-

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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 Imek
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