Cheok Surname

104,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Cheok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3,3621:8,7731,029
Singapore5141:10,715548
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Brunei871:4,813732
Thailand851:831,039133,417
Australia761:355,20729,862
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Macau221:27,347335
England131:4,286,005132,302
China131:105,178,5825,529
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cheok (3,003) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheock9132/
Chehok915/
Cheyok914/
Ch'eok911/
Cheouk911/
Cheoke910/
Heok89184/
Ceok891/
Chehock8317/
Tchehok831/
Cheoukh831/
Chiok807,666/
Kheok8047/
Cheoc8013/
Cehok806/
Heyok803/
Ceyok801/
Hejok801/
Cheog801/
Heiok801/
Heock801/
Heeok801/
Heouk801/
Ceaok801/
Heoke800/
Cheyoukh774/
Cheioukh772/
Chioke733,277/
Chiock7393/
Chehak7382/
Chayok7340/
Chuyok7323/
Cheoux7320/
Cihock7318/
Chuiok734/
Chhiok733/
Chijok732/
Chiokh732/
Hejouk732/
Heotke732/
Chiook731/
Heyouk731/
Cheakh731/
Chieak731/
Chihok731/
Chiouk731/
Chijoke671,893/
Hiok671,497/
Hyok67121/
Chaiyok6783/
Hjok6755/
Chjioke6741/
Zeok6722/
Chaieak677/
Ceoc677/
Chijiok676/
Chuihok675/
Heog671/
Choojuk671/
Choiyuk671/
Chhoyuk671/
Heaoock671/
Chyoukh671/
Cjok671/
Tchioke671/
Cyok671/
Ceog671/

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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 Cheok
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