Gouk Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gouk Surname Definition:

From the Old West Scandinavian gaukr, 'a cuckoo.' The word was often employed as a personal name, not necessarily a nickname, and the surname was not uncommon in Scandinavian England, especially in Lincolnshire (Lindkvist, p. 140; Bjorkman II, p.

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Gouk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3131:245,31218,648
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
England321:1,741,18971,393
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland601:62,3873,880
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gouk (40) may also be a first name.

Gouk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old West Scandinavian gaukr, 'a cuckoo.' The word was often employed as a personal name, not necessarily a nickname, and the surname was not uncommon in Scandinavian England, especially in Lincolnshire (Lindkvist, p. 140; Bjorkman II, p. 37). James Gouk in the Cottoun of Over Dyssert, parish of Marytoun, 1631, and two others of the name are in record (Brechin). The surname is still to be found in Montrose and its vicinity (Jervise, II, p. 390,391).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gouk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gouk (Arabic: غوق, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻙ, Russian: Гоук) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gouk.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gouk is the 561,353rd most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Gouk reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Gouk is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 40 people.

The surname Gouk is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 245,312. In Iran Gouk is most prevalent in: Golestan Province, where 92 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 4 percent reside and Qom Province, where 3 percent reside. Beside Iran it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Gouk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gouk has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gouk surname increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gouk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Congregationalist (86%) in Ireland.

The amount Gouk earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $42,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.82% more than the national average, earning $74,435 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouck89274/
Goukh89131/
Ngouk8935/
Gouke8916/
Goudk894/
Gousk891/
Goukk891/
Gok8613,711/
Guk8612,846/
Ouk862,151/
Ghouke8037/
Goucke805/
Gouske801/
Goukhe801/
Ngouek801/
Goueke801/
Gougke801/
Houk758,644/
Goux753,952/
Ngok753,408/
Goik751,191/
Guck751,167/
Gukh751,167/
Goke751,043/
Gauk75927/
Gock75817/
Gook75649/
Gokh75481/
Goug75375/
Ouke75255/
Guke75251/
Nguk75197/
Goek75171/
Gukk75116/
Gokk7594/
Goyk7568/
Ghok7554/
Oukh7515/
Guuk757/
Ouck755/
Ghuk755/
Gojk755/
Ousk754/
Gutk752/
Eouk752/
Hgok752/
Qgok752/
Gouc751/
Goëk751/
Qguk751/
Oukk751/
Oquk751/
Ggok751/
Gguk751/
Gokx751/
Gogk751/
Gohk751/
Gokc751/
Gujk751/
Gukg751/
Gukq751/
Gukt751/
Gukx751/
Gukz751/
Guqk751/
Kgok751/
Goukova733/
Ngoujok732/
Ngouyak732/
Ok6779,784/
Uk6770,487/
Gough6744,338/
Houck6718,112/
Gogue673,006/
Gojak671,538/
Ojuok671,465/
Gokhe671,396/
Guske671,174/
Gocke671,103/
Goike67796/
Goyke67717/
Gauck67554/
Ngook67282/
Goyak67248/
Gocks67224/
Houke67201/
Gayok67118/
Ghoke67113/
Gokke67110/
Gayuk6798/
Goque6797/
Goják6795/
Goeck6786/
Gaukh6766/
Goyok6756/
Gauks6755/
Ngoug6751/
Gauke6749/
Gajuk6743/
Goyek6739/
Hoquk6735/
Nggok6734/
Goick6733/
Goutx6731/
Giyok6731/
Gukhe6729/
Gowek6719/
Gujik6717/
Gooke6716/
Hougk6715/
Ghauk6714/
Ghuke6713/
Ngoyk6713/
Ayouk6710/
Gouec6710/
Goosk679/
Houek678/
Ghosk677/
Ngauk677/
Goudq676/
Agiok676/
Oueke676/
Ng'ok675/
Ngguk675/
Gushk675/
Ghook675/
Oujak675/
Goyik674/
Houks674/
Gujak674/
Goksh674/
Oueck674/
Gujok674/
Oujik674/
Goiak674/
Ouchk674/
Gosdk673/
Gucke673/
Ghoik673/
Ouyak673/
Goock673/
Ouiek672/
Housk672/
Ghokh672/
Godck672/
Ghukh672/
Ajouk672/
Gajok672/
Gojek672/
Geyok672/
Eyouk672/
Ngoqu672/
Kgokt671/
Oucks671/
Houdk671/
Houkk671/
Gusck671/
Gukkh671/
Gohck671/
Gojik671/
Goucg671/
Gouhg671/
Hehegouk671/
Ouack671/
Ouijk671/
Ouzke671/
Ngoik671/
Nghok671/
Gouekowa671/
Goyák671/
Gojkh671/
Goegk671/
Gogke671/
Guhke671/
Guuke671/
Guzck671/
Ggauk671/
Oukss671/
Gohkk671/
Gohks671/
Ngokh671/
Houkh671/
Ghoug671/
Oucke671/
Oujkg671/
Oukgt671/
Goodk671/
Gusks671/
Ghoks671/
Gukke670/
Gougg670/
Gossk670/
Gucks670/

Gouk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gouk in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻙjwk-
Gouk in the Russian language
Гоукgouk-
Gouk in the Arabic language
غوقghwq-

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