Joack Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Joack Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Joack (16) may also be a first name.

Joack Last Name Facts

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

Joack occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joack? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Joack occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Joack are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Joack is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name globally, held by 16 people.

Joack is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 17 percent reside and Sudan, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joak899,341/
Joac898/
Jouak80323/
Johak8067/
Joake803/
Zoack801/
Tjoac801/
Soack801/
Yoack801/
Jaock801/
Joacs801/
Djouak73323/
Johakh731/
Jojyac731/
Joaikh731/
Jouake731/
Jouatc731/
Djoake731/
Coaick730/
Cuoack730/
Joag673,222/
Yoak671,135/
Djouake67149/
Jaok6785/
Yoac6729/
Soak6713/
Joaq679/
Zoak672/
Jhojhak671/
Joax670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Joack
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