Enock Surname

8,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Enock Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Dedicated [Hebrew Hhanókh (Latin form Henoch), from hhánakh, to dedicate]

Enock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania34,1191:1,552202
Chad8,6661:1,568294
Malawi5,5941:3,060384
Nigeria4,0711:43,5133,408
Rwanda3,7211:3,054749
Kenya2,4041:19,2102,251
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Zimbabwe6521:23,6783,582
Papua New Guinea6521:12,5061,158
DR Congo5751:128,48613,821
Botswana3031:7,2181,253
Cameroon2661:78,0799,607
South Africa1771:306,08929,333
England1671:333,64124,529
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Solomon Islands491:11,8372,134
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Burundi361:272,357409
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Benin181:574,20035,798
India141:54,790,384527,769
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
Wales281:56,0152,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

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

Enock (298,164) may also be a first name.

Enock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) Dedicated [Hebrew Hhanókh (Latin form Henoch), from hhánakh, to dedicate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Enock Last Name Facts

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

Enock (Hindi: र्इनोक, Marathi: इनॉक) occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms: Énock. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Enock? popularity and diffusion

The last name Enock is the 8,924th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 114,766 people. The last name Enock occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Enock are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Enock is also the 3,514th most frequently used first name globally, held by 298,164 people.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 34,119 people, or 1 in 1,552. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 11 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 11 percent are found and Geita Region, where 10 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 14 percent are found and Malawi, where 9 percent are found.

Enock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Enock has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Enock last name grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Enock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Enock last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Enock earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning 397,412 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.67% more than the national average, earning R 279,624 per year; in United States they earn 29.66% more than the national average, earning $55,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $47,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Énock931/
Henock914,089/
Ennock9133/
Enouck916/
Enocke914/
Enhock911/
Eenock911/
Engock911/
Eunock911/
Enoc895,863/
Enok893,313/
Hennock83526/
Henocke834/
Henochk833/
Einnock831/
Heynock830/
Henok8034,575/
Anock80550/
Inock80514/
Enoke80406/
Enack80385/
Enocq80230/
Henoc80160/
Ennok80118/
Genok8052/
Engok8027/
Eenok8025/
Enokh8015/
Enook8014/
Eunok8013/
Enouk802/
Onock802/
Ennoc801/
Enouc801/
Egnok801/
Etnoc801/
Enhok801/
Isennock77283/
Henochke770/
Hennocks770/
Henoke732,901/
Henocq731,188/
Hanock73512/
Genouk7388/
Anhock7337/
Honock7317/
Henokh7316/
Henack7312/
Hennok7312/
Annock7311/
Ginock7310/
Anouck739/
Innock735/
Haenok735/
Hynock734/
Heanok734/
Einokh734/
Eanokk733/
Egnack733/
Einoke733/
Hinock733/
Heinok732/
Ainock732/
Ennack731/
O'Nock731/
Enoukh731/
Henhok731/
Hejnok731/
Onuock731/
Engnok731/
Ennokh731/
Eingok731/
Hienok731/
Eunook731/
Enoccs731/
Hemnok731/
Gennoc730/
Inoc677,019/
Anok673,252/
Inok671,916/
Onok671,326/
Hannock67682/
Enog67615/
Enox67162/
Hennocq67120/
Enak6797/
Ynoc6797/
Hoenack6756/
Önok6736/
Enac6735/
Heinack6720/
Hennoks6719/
Egnoske6715/
Aheenok6712/
Honnock678/
Enokova678/
Énok674/
Henacke671/
Heanoke671/
Genackh671/
Enocque671/
Hennouk671/
Egnouke671/
Jeennok671/
Jitnock671/
Eisnack670/
Hainock670/

Enock Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Enock in the Hindi language
र्इनोकr'inoka-
Enock in the Marathi language
इनॉकinoka40
एनोeno20
एनॉकenoka20
येनोकyenoka20

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