Fook Surname

135,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Fook Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,8071:16,3221,603
Brunei5081:824161
Singapore2401:22,949903
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Mauritius601:21,5574,350
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Chile401:440,41211,644
Australia391:692,19746,687
England381:1,466,26563,675
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Qatar161:147,37516,023
China151:91,154,7714,767
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Wales41:773,63329,106
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
Guyana31:254,07411,262
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Fook (25,677) may also be a first name.

Fook Last Name Facts

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

Fook is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fook? popularity and diffusion

It is the 135,269th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,192,403 people. The surname Fook occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Fook are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Fook is also the 31,348th most common first name internationally, held by 25,677 people.

It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1,807 people, or 1 in 16,322. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 31 percent reside, Sabah, where 15 percent reside and Sarawak, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia it occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 15 percent reside and Singapore, where 7 percent reside.

Fook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fook has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fook surname decreased 12 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 49 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fook are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fook earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 280.42% more than the national average, earning R 904,020 per year; in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.93% more than the national average, earning $68,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fooke899/
Fookh893/
Foock893/
Fhook892/
Foogk891/
Fok8629,320/
Ffooks807/
Fock756,744/
Fouk751,328/
Foke75924/
Foik75566/
Foox75248/
Foek75201/
Vook75167/
Fohk7587/
Fojk7570/
Fokk7548/
Fokh7530/
Foog7519/
Fosk7516/
Fuok756/
Pfok753/
Fooc752/
Fhok752/
Foľk752/
Fokś751/
Vfok751/
Fokc751/
Fogk751/
Foyk751/
Wfok751/
Focke674,538/
Fokke671,020/
Fokht67375/
Fouke67291/
Fockt6778/
Fodke6759/
Foike6734/
Foukx6721/
Fňouk6715/
Foeck677/
Phook675/
Voock674/
Fojkt674/
Foukh673/
Fouck673/
Fogkp671/
Fokhe671/
Fojks671/
Foikt671/
Foksz671/
Foick671/
Foyke671/
Foukp671/
Pfock670/
Fuoks670/
Fokks670/
Fosks670/

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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
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  • 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 Fook
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