Hoek Surname
Approximately 9,481 people bear this surname
Hoek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 7,303 | 1:2,312 | 153 |
| United States | 798 | 1:454,209 | 38,852 |
| Germany | 243 | 1:331,298 | 32,825 |
| South Africa | 232 | 1:233,525 | 24,103 |
| Aruba | 171 | 1:605 | 76 |
| Australia | 144 | 1:187,470 | 18,739 |
| Ukraine | 84 | 1:541,937 | 60,913 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| New Zealand | 64 | 1:70,755 | 10,593 |
| Israel | 60 | 1:142,627 | 15,171 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Czechia | 26 | 1:408,980 | 46,580 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Cambodia | 12 | 1:1,290,596 | 5,991 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
Hoek (109) may also be a first name.
Hoek Demographics
Average Male Hoek Height
177.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hoek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hoek is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hoek.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hoek is the 53,798th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 768,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Hoek reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hoek is also the 900,062nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 109 people.
The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 7,303 people, or 1 in 2,312. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 42 percent are found, North Holland, where 17 percent are found and Overijssel, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.
Hoek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hoek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoek surname rose 1,451 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hoek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hoek last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hoek earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.58% more than the national average, earning R 334,080 per year; in United States they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $45,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $52,700 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoeck | 89 | 1,819 | / |
| Hoeke | 89 | 700 | / |
| Hoekx | 89 | 211 | / |
| Khoek | 89 | 19 | / |
| Choek | 89 | 5 | / |
| Hooek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hoesk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hoekh | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hok | 86 | 27,168 | / |
| Oek | 86 | 345 | / |
| Hoecke | 80 | 149 | / |
| Hoeckx | 80 | 113 | / |
| Hoeske | 80 | 67 | / |
| Hoeckh | 80 | 49 | / |
| Hoedke | 80 | 24 | / |
| Hoecks | 80 | 14 | / |
| Choeke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Houiek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Choeck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hooeke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hook | 75 | 33,138 | / |
| Houk | 75 | 8,644 | / |
| Hoeg | 75 | 1,240 | / |
| Hokh | 75 | 284 | / |
| Ahek | 75 | 200 | / |
| Hoex | 75 | 199 | / |
| Goek | 75 | 171 | / |
| Haek | 75 | 168 | / |
| Heuk | 75 | 73 | / |
| Oeck | 75 | 49 | / |
| Oeke | 75 | 42 | / |
| Hokk | 75 | 33 | / |
| Hogk | 75 | 13 | / |
| Oekz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hoec | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hokc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoeq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oegk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oekk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oeks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hokō | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oekh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oedk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oeqk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oehk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hoedtke | 73 | 50 | / |
| Khohekh | 73 | 44 | / |
| Hoethke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hoeková | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ok | 67 | 79,784 | / |
| Houck | 67 | 18,112 | / |
| Houqe | 67 | 7,222 | / |
| Haeck | 67 | 2,813 | / |
| Hooke | 67 | 2,721 | / |
| Khaek | 67 | 2,494 | / |
| Hoock | 67 | 1,525 | / |
| Chouiekh | 67 | 970 | / |
| Heuck | 67 | 957 | / |
| Heuke | 67 | 537 | / |
| Hoegh | 67 | 459 | / |
| Houke | 67 | 201 | / |
| Hoegg | 67 | 171 | / |
| Oheke | 67 | 136 | / |
| Oetke | 67 | 118 | / |
| Goeck | 67 | 86 | / |
| Haeke | 67 | 57 | / |
| Chaek | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hockh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khoec | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hougk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hoheg | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ahaek | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ojiek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ahekh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aheek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hookh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ehook | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gooek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Choec | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouiek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Housk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oekke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houdk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heusk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aahek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahesk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoehc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoesc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoeqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojjek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oeske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goegk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oijek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooesk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oesck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heuks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hoek
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