Jok Surname

5,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Jok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan88,7761:12919
Sudan12,6001:2,977427
Malaysia5,5271:5,336734
Kenya1,5621:29,5653,260
Indonesia5051:261,88023,736
Nigeria3621:489,34524,522
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India1181:6,500,554147,901
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
China81:170,915,1968,932
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Jók (1) are calculated separately.

Jok (27,045) may also be a first name.

Jok Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jok (Arabic: جوك, Hindi: जोक, Marathi: जोक, Tibetan: ཇོག་) is found most frequently in South Sudan. It may also appear in the variant forms: Jók. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jok? popularity and diffusion

Jok is the 5,132nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 66,070 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Jok are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 30,170th most common first name at a global level, borne by 27,045 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Sudan, where it is held by 88,776 people, or 1 in 129. Beside South Sudan this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 11 percent are found and Malaysia, where 5 percent are found.

Jok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Jok surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jok earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning $36,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $51,907 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jók891/
Ajok8687,021/
Ojok8673,117/
Jock8653,872/
Joke86684/
Ijok86344/
Ejok86304/
Jouk86224/
Tjok86184/
Jokh86174/
Jokś86163/
Joek86128/
Jook8693/
Djok8664/
Ujok8655/
Hjok8655/
Jiok8645/
Juok8626/
Joik8621/
Jokš8611/
Jokk868/
Jhok865/
Joyk864/
Johk863/
Jodk861/
Xjok861/
Jogk861/
Jokq861/
Djoke751,033/
Hajok75988/
Joukh75500/
Ijoke75371/
Jioke75344/
Jouck75339/
Tjock75188/
Djock75165/
Jokhe75112/
Jocke75100/
Joksz7592/
Ajock7580/
Joike7535/
Jouke7523/
Djouk7520/
Ojock7517/
Jooke7517/
Ejock7516/
Jooks7513/
Jihok7512/
Hojok758/
Jijok756/
Jhokh754/
Ojiok754/
Jokke753/
Jhoke752/
Aijok752/
Joick752/
Ijock752/
Jookh752/
Juock751/
Jodkh751/
Joekh751/
Djook751/
Tjook751/
Ejiok751/
Ijouk751/
Hejok751/
Joikt751/
Jokhs751/
Jokss751/
Jokšs751/
Jotke751/
Joukz751/
Ojook751/
Jioks751/
Joock751/
Tjoke751/
Szjok751/
Ji'ok751/
Jockk751/
Jokcx751/
Joqkt751/
Jouhk750/
Sok67296,688/
Yok6717,185/
Jak6712,503/
Jog676,091/
Zok672,487/
Cok672,335/
Juk672,062/
Jox67278/
Joc67156/
Djouke6746/
Iok6745/
Joitke6722/
Tjokke6718/
Eok6714/
Jokova6712/
D'Jock6710/
Žok6710/
Joq678/
Żok677/
Ijjouk674/
Djouck673/
Jhooks673/
Hejouk672/
Ujioke672/
Djocke672/
Jhokkh671/
Jottke671/
Ojooke671/
Hijoke671/
Joszke671/
Jockch671/
Ják671/
Gajiok671/
Ojouck671/

Jok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jok in the Hindi language
जोकjoka94.44
जोखjokha5.56
Jok in the Tibetan language
ཇོག་jok90.91
གྱོཀ་gyoka9.09
Jok in the Marathi language
जोकjoka61.76
जॉकjoka38.24
Jok in the Arabic language
جوكjwk-

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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 Jok
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