Chuk Surname
Approximately 3,214 people bear this surname
Chuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1,616 | 1:4,539 | 228 |
| United States | 367 | 1:987,627 | 73,174 |
| Russia | 266 | 1:541,816 | 49,020 |
| Ukraine | 169 | 1:269,365 | 34,930 |
| Cambodia | 148 | 1:104,643 | 2,428 |
| Malaysia | 103 | 1:286,352 | 15,788 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Poland | 68 | 1:558,952 | 52,372 |
| Belarus | 49 | 1:193,899 | 24,953 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Bhutan | 5 | 1:123,208 | 891 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Belize | 3 | 1:118,491 | 3,439 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 218 | 1:230,361 | 19,417 |
Chuk (2,659) may also be a first name.
Chuk Demographics
Chuk Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Chuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chuk (Hindi: चूक, Marathi: चुक, Oriya: ଚୁକ, Russian: Чук, Tibetan: ཆུག་) is carried by more people in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chuk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 139,138th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,267,438 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Chuk live; 51 percent live in East Asia and 51 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 142,260th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 2,659 people.
It is most numerous in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 1,616 people, or 1 in 4,539. Outside of Hong Kong this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.
Chuk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chuk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chuk last name rose 168 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chuk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Chuk surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Chuk last name are 15.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.97% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chuk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.16% more than the national average, earning $57,714 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chuk in the Marathi language | ||
| चुक | cuka | - |
| Chuk in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚୁକ | cuka | 69.23 |
| ଚୂକ | cuka | 15.38 |
| ଚୁକ୍ | cuk | 15.38 |
| Chuk in the Hindi language | ||
| चूक | cuka | 51.01 |
| चुक | cuka | 47.47 |
| चूकी | cuki | 0.51 |
| Chuk in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆུག་ | chuk | 50 |
| ཅུག་ | chuk | 50 |
| Chuk in the Russian language | ||
| Чук | cuk | - |
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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 Chuk
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