Cheok Surname
Approximately 4,479 people bear this surname
Cheok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3,362 | 1:8,773 | 1,029 |
| Singapore | 514 | 1:10,715 | 548 |
| Hong Kong | 141 | 1:52,025 | 927 |
| United States | 93 | 1:3,897,408 | 212,857 |
| Brunei | 87 | 1:4,813 | 732 |
| Thailand | 85 | 1:831,039 | 133,417 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Macau | 22 | 1:27,347 | 335 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Cheok (3,003) may also be a first name.
Cheok Demographics
Average Cheok Salary in
United States
$69,541 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cheok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheok Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheok is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheok? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 104,734th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,627,048 people. Cheok occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Cheok reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Cheok is also the 132,074th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 3,003 people.
The surname Cheok is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3,362 people, or 1 in 8,773. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Negeri Sembilan, where 46 percent reside, Selangor, where 22 percent reside and Johor, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 11 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 3 percent reside.
Cheok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cheok has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cheok surname increased 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cheok Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cheok surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.48% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cheok earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 61.16% more than the national average, earning $69,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.75% more than the national average, earning $79,864 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheock | 91 | 32 | / |
| Chehok | 91 | 5 | / |
| Cheyok | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ch'eok | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cheouk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cheoke | 91 | 0 | / |
| Heok | 89 | 184 | / |
| Ceok | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chehock | 83 | 17 | / |
| Tchehok | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cheoukh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chiok | 80 | 7,666 | / |
| Kheok | 80 | 47 | / |
| Cheoc | 80 | 13 | / |
| Cehok | 80 | 6 | / |
| Heyok | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ceyok | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hejok | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheog | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heiok | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heock | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heeok | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heouk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceaok | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heoke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cheyoukh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cheioukh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chioke | 73 | 3,277 | / |
| Chiock | 73 | 93 | / |
| Chehak | 73 | 82 | / |
| Chayok | 73 | 40 | / |
| Chuyok | 73 | 23 | / |
| Cheoux | 73 | 20 | / |
| Cihock | 73 | 18 | / |
| Chuiok | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chhiok | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chijok | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chiokh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hejouk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heotke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chiook | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heyouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheakh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chieak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chihok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chijoke | 67 | 1,893 | / |
| Hiok | 67 | 1,497 | / |
| Hyok | 67 | 121 | / |
| Chaiyok | 67 | 83 | / |
| Hjok | 67 | 55 | / |
| Chjioke | 67 | 41 | / |
| Zeok | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chaieak | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ceoc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chijiok | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chuihok | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choojuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choiyuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhoyuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heaoock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chyoukh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cjok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchioke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cyok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceog | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Cheok
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