Joke Surname
Approximately 684 people bear this surname
Joke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 225 | 1:787,301 | 35,295 |
| India | 218 | 1:3,518,649 | 99,858 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Joke (66,625) may also be a first name.
Joke Demographics
Average Male Joke Height
173.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Joke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Joke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻙ, Hindi: जोके, Marathi: जोके) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 485,771st most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Joke live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,483rd most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 66,625 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 17 percent are found, Ekiti, where 14 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Joke is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.
Joke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Joke has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Joke surname rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻮﻙ | jwk | - |
| Joke in the Hindi language | ||
| जोके | joke | - |
| Joke in the Marathi language | ||
| जोके | joke | - |
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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
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- 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 Joke
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