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 Joke Salary in
England
£20,105
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Joke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 485,771st most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Joke reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,483rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 66,625 people.
Joke is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria Joke is mostly found in: Lagos, where 17 percent reside, Ekiti, where 14 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Joke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Joke has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Joke surname expanded 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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- 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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