Koekoek Surname

329,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Koekoek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koekoek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0471:16,1292,467
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Koekoek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koekoek is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koekoek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 329,243rd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,472,066 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Koekoek live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,047 people, or 1 in 16,129. In The Netherlands Koekoek is primarily concentrated in: Drenthe, where 32 percent are found, Gelderland, where 13 percent are found and Overijssel, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Koekoek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Koekoek has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koekoek Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Koekoek earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning $25,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $52,153 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koekkoek932,015/
Koekoekx9314/
Koekoeckx8816/
Koekock860/
Kokok8358/
Koeckoeckx821/
Koekkock801/
Kokkok771/
Kockock712/
Koukouk711/
Kokoc6767/
Kokog6731/
Kokuk674/
Kookkook673/

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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 Koekoek
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