Jook Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Jook Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Jook (208) may also be a first name.

Jook Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jook is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jook? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Jook live; 26 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jook is also the 627,410th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 208 people.

It is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,340,647. In Malaysia Jook is primarily found in: Perlis, where 41 percent live, Sabah, where 32 percent live and Perak, where 18 percent live. Besides Malaysia Jook exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 17 percent live and Hong Kong, where 10 percent live.

Jook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jook has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jook surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jooke8917/
Jooks8913/
Jookh892/
Djook891/
Tjook891/
Ojook891/
Joock891/
Jok86110,301/
Jhooks803/
Ojooke801/
Cook75577,637/
Ajok7587,021/
Ojok7573,117/
Jock7553,872/
Zook759,543/
Sook75827/
Joke75684/
Yook75560/
Oyok75542/
Ijok75344/
Ejok75304/
Jouk75224/
Tjok75184/
Jokh75174/
Jokś75163/
Joek75128/
Djok7564/
Ujok7555/
Hjok7555/
Jiok7545/
Juok7526/
Joik7521/
Joog7515/
Jokš7511/
Jokk758/
Jhok755/
Joyk754/
Eook753/
Johk753/
Jodk751/
Oiok751/
Xjok751/
Jogk751/
Jokq751/
Jooksch734/
Djoke671,033/
Hajok67988/
Joukh67500/
Ijoke67371/
Jioke67344/
Jouck67339/
Tjock67188/
Djock67165/
Jokhe67112/
Jocke67100/
Joksz6792/
Ajock6780/
Hoyok6763/
Joike6735/
Soock6734/
Jouke6723/
Zoock6722/
Djouk6720/
Ojock6717/
Ejock6716/
Jihok6712/
Sookh679/
Scook679/
Hojok678/
Jijok676/
Zooke675/
Yookh675/
Jhokh674/
Ojiok674/
Jokke673/
Ehook673/
Cookq672/
Jhoke672/
Aijok672/
Joick672/
Ijock672/
Oyhok672/
Oyock672/
Juock671/
Rzook671/
Hcook671/
Jodkh671/
Joekh671/
Giook671/
Yeook671/
Oyoek671/
Ejiok671/
Ijouk671/
Hejok671/
Joikt671/
Jokhs671/
Jokss671/
Jokšs671/
Jotke671/
Joukz671/
Zookh671/
Cookc671/
Jioks671/
Cookk671/
Tjoke671/
Szjok671/
Yhook671/
Ji'ok671/
Jockk671/
Jokcx671/
Joqkt671/
Jouhk670/

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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 Jook
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