Chook Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Chook Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia8081:36,5033,032
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Chook (788) may also be a first name.

Chook Last Name Facts

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

Chook is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chook.

How Common Is The Last Name Chook? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 366,000th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,398,524 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Chook reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 82 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Chook is also the 291,981st most numerous first name internationally It is held by 788 people.

This last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 808 people, or 1 in 36,503. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 63 percent live, Perak, where 13 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 8 percent live. Barring Malaysia it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Chook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chook has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chook last name expanded 925 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chook are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chook earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $50,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choock911/
Cook89577,637/
Hook8933,138/
Chok8917,081/
Hooke802,721/
Chock802,404/
Hoock801,525/
Choke80767/
Chouk80585/
Chooc80524/
Chokh80121/
Chokk8045/
Chokc8033/
Choik8021/
Chhok807/
Hookh806/
Tchok806/
Chuok805/
Choek805/
Choog803/
Cookq802/
Khook801/
Hcook801/
Chzok801/
Cookc801/
Cookk801/
Chosk800/
Hok7527,168/
Cok752,335/
Chhouk737,191/
Tchoke73484/
Tchouk73413/
Chouke73304/
Chokhe73189/
Choike73125/
Tchock73118/
Choyke7371/
Choske7365/
Chuoke7364/
Chokke7319/
Chojke7319/
Chhuok737/
Chouck736/
Chokch736/
Hoocks735/
Choogh735/
Choukh734/
Chocke733/
Chokth733/
Chodke732/
Choikh732/
Chhokh732/
Khookh732/
Khooke731/
Choykh731/
Chocck731/
Chokht731/
Chokkh731/
Hookss731/
Chuoyk731/
Hook's731/
Zschok731/
Tschok731/
D'Cook731/
Chojks731/
Chzooc731/
Choeck731/
Choigk731/
Choick730/
Hookks730/
Choc67113,466/
Chak6733,301/
Hock6723,973/
Hoke6715,190/
Zook679,543/
Houk678,644/
Chox677,626/
Chuk673,214/
Ciok672,972/
Hoog672,707/
Czok672,495/
Khok67966/
Tchouke67465/
Chokova67302/
Hokh67284/
Couk67263/
Chocová67234/
Hoyk67221/
Csok67212/
Coqk67208/
Tschoke67153/
Cooc67123/
Choukhe6783/
Zhok6750/
Chog6747/
Zschock6746/
Hoik6744/
Hokk6733/
Hoox6721/
Coňk6721/
Chokque6718/
Tschock6716/
Coog6714/
Hogk6713/
Coik6712/
Choikhe679/
Tchocke679/
Cojk677/
Huok676/
Cooková675/
Cuok675/
Zchocke675/
Choudke674/
Hokz673/
Cokk672/
Chokowa672/
Choq672/
Tcok672/
Chooque672/
Hooc672/
Hokc672/
Hoqk671/
Chogova671/
Choucke671/
Chodkhe671/
Chuokhe671/
Zchokke671/
Hozk671/
Hokō671/
Tchokke671/
Tchoske671/
Tchouck671/
D'Shook671/
Chocova671/
Choková671/
Chouksh671/
Cokc671/
Choushk671/
Hcok671/
Hzok671/
Hodk670/

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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 Chook
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