Gook Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gook Surname Definition:

Ferguson says gowk, a northern name for the cuckoo. Gaukr, the Old Norse for this bird, appears in the Landnamabok as a baptismal name.

Gook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1711:325,83724,140
Australia1381:195,62119,280
Russia1021:1,412,97198,464
Canada921:400,49635,373
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
United States311:11,692,224454,091
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Gook (173) may also be a first name.

Gook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ferguson says gowk, a northern name for the cuckoo. Gaukr, the Old Norse for this bird, appears in the Landnamabok as a baptismal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gook Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gook (Russian: Гоок) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gook? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 505,580th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Gook live; 29 percent live in Northern Europe and 29 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 694,534th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 173 people.

The surname Gook is most widespread in England, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 325,837. In England it is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 32 percent live, Hampshire, where 28 percent live and Suffolk, where 10 percent live. Other than England Gook exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 16 percent live.

Gook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gook has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gook surname grew 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 34 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gook last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gook earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning $49,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngook89282/
Gooke8916/
Goosk899/
Ghook895/
Goock893/
Goodk891/
Gok8613,711/
Ook8677/
Ghooke802/
Gooddk801/
Gootke800/
Goocks800/
Hook7533,138/
Ngok753,408/
Goik751,191/
Goke751,043/
Gooc75848/
Gock75817/
Gouk75565/
Gokh75481/
Ooke75310/
Goek75171/
Gokk7594/
Goyk7568/
Ghok7554/
Oock7524/
Goog7510/
Gojk755/
Goox753/
Gooq752/
Qgok752/
Hgok752/
Ookp751/
Goëk751/
Oodk751/
Kgok751/
Gokc751/
Gohk751/
Gogk751/
Gokx751/
Ggok751/
Ookh751/
Ookc751/
Ootk751/
Ghoodke731/
Ok6779,784/
Hooke672,721/
Hoock671,525/
Gokhe671,396/
Gocke671,103/
Goike67796/
Goyke67717/
Gouck67274/
Gocks67224/
Goukh67131/
Ghoke67113/
Gokke67110/
Goeck6786/
Googh6742/
Ngouk6735/
Nggok6734/
Goick6733/
Gouke6716/
Ngoyk6713/
Googs6710/
Ghosk677/
Hookh676/
Googz675/
Ng'ok675/
Goudk674/
Goksh674/
Ghoik673/
Gosdk673/
Ghokh672/
Godck672/
Kgoox671/
Ghoks671/
Ngokh671/
Kgokt671/
Goegk671/
Ookhe671/
Gohck671/
Gousk671/
Gohks671/
Gohkk671/
Gogke671/
Ngoik671/
Nghok671/
Goukk671/
Googt671/
Gojkh671/
Oocks670/
Googg670/
Gossk670/

Gook Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gook in the Russian language
Гоокgook-

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