Guk Surname

40,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Guk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6,0151:23,9613,387
Indonesia3,9131:33,7973,965
Belarus1,8671:5,089665
Kazakhstan5121:34,5364,683
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Kyrgyzstan461:129,84014,584
Israel391:219,42720,804
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Transnistria261:18,2583,307
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Lithuania231:131,93914,623
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Georgia161:234,09712,742
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
India81:95,883,173728,828
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Gük (443) are calculated separately.

Guk (590) may also be a first name.

Guk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guk (Georgian: გუკ, Hindi: गुक, Marathi: गुख, Oriya: ଗୁକ୍, Russian: Гук) is most common in Russia. It can be found as: Gük. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,764th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 567,301 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Guk live; 36 percent live in Eastern Europe and 36 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Guk is also the 344,405th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 590 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 6,015 people, or 1 in 23,961. In Russia it is primarily found in: Kamchatka Krai, where 20 percent reside, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 13 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 8 percent reside. Besides Russia this surname occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and Belarus, where 15 percent reside.

Guk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Guk surname are 9.08% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.85% registered to vote for the political party.

Guk earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.54% less than the national average, earning $35,148 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gük89443/
Guck861,167/
Gukh861,167/
Gauk86927/
Gouk86565/
Guke86251/
Nguk86197/
Gukk86116/
Guuk867/
Ghuk865/
Gutk862/
Qguk861/
Gguk861/
Gujk861/
Gukg861/
Gukq861/
Gukt861/
Gukx861/
Gukz861/
Guqk861/
Uk8070,487/
Guske751,174/
Gauck75554/
Gouck75274/
Goukh75131/
Gaukh7566/
Gauks7555/
Gauke7549/
Ngouk7535/
Gukhe7529/
Gouke7516/
Ghauk7514/
Ghuke7513/
Ngauk757/
Ngguk755/
Gushk755/
Goudk754/
Gucke753/
Ghukh752/
Gusck751/
Gukkh751/
Gousk751/
Goukk751/
Guhke751/
Guuke751/
Guzck751/
Ggauk751/
Gusks751/
Gukke750/
Gucks750/
Huk6717,200/
Gok6713,711/
Uke6711,593/
Gukova673,972/
Ouk672,151/
Auk671,136/
Guc671,133/
Gug67756/
Guthke67372/
Guttke67311/
Uik67256/
Uuk67191/
Uck67185/
Gaukhe67176/
Ghutke67140/
Nggauk67120/
Uhk6778/
Ukh6764/
Ukk6739/
Ghouke6737/
Gux6736/
Gaucke6729/
Guksch6727/
Uyk6726/
Euk6719/
Ghauke6719/
Ghuske6718/
Ujk6718/
Ghudke6714/
Gaukås6713/
Uqk6712/
Ukc6710/
Guscke676/
Ogk676/
Goucke675/
Guq675/
Ukg674/
Gukowa673/
Gutcke673/
Ugk673/
Ukz673/
Gauske672/
Ukq672/
Gouske671/
Gheuke671/
Gushke671/
Goukhe671/
Nguuck671/
Đuk671/
Șuk671/
Gougke671/
Guková671/
Gueuke671/
Guszke671/

Guk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guk in the Georgian language
გუკguk-
Guk in the Hindi language
गुकguka-
Guk in the Oriya language
ଗୁକ୍guk-
Guk in the Marathi language
गुखgukha-
Guk in the Russian language
Гукguk-

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