Kok Surname
Approximately 92,057 people bear this surname
Kok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 23,322 | 1:724 | 25 |
| Malaysia | 22,678 | 1:1,301 | 198 |
| South Africa | 14,437 | 1:3,753 | 498 |
| South Sudan | 10,040 | 1:1,137 | 224 |
| Cambodia | 3,925 | 1:3,946 | 636 |
| United States | 2,201 | 1:164,679 | 16,732 |
| Egypt | 1,708 | 1:53,827 | 5,185 |
| Thailand | 1,519 | 1:46,503 | 5,337 |
| Brunei | 1,439 | 1:291 | 48 |
| India | 1,068 | 1:718,226 | 33,106 |
| Indonesia | 926 | 1:142,818 | 14,113 |
| Canada | 797 | 1:46,230 | 5,673 |
| Australia | 794 | 1:34,000 | 4,486 |
| Russia | 659 | 1:218,700 | 23,742 |
| France | 581 | 1:114,325 | 17,194 |
| Germany | 488 | 1:164,970 | 19,523 |
| Singapore | 466 | 1:11,819 | 578 |
| Denmark | 410 | 1:13,768 | 1,333 |
| England | 384 | 1:145,099 | 13,995 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Iran | 263 | 1:291,949 | 20,885 |
| Belgium | 220 | 1:52,257 | 8,540 |
| Kenya | 209 | 1:220,956 | 15,674 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Brazil | 200 | 1:1,070,372 | 37,537 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Poland | 187 | 1:203,255 | 27,063 |
| Hong Kong | 177 | 1:41,443 | 772 |
| South Korea | 172 | 1:297,908 | 212 |
| New Zealand | 155 | 1:29,215 | 5,112 |
| China | 138 | 1:9,908,127 | 622 |
| Ukraine | 137 | 1:332,282 | 41,630 |
| Slovenia | 132 | 1:18,846 | 4,297 |
| Afghanistan | 91 | 1:353,332 | 5,259 |
| Philippines | 90 | 1:1,124,869 | 91,280 |
| Belarus | 80 | 1:118,763 | 17,417 |
| Hungary | 78 | 1:125,850 | 11,707 |
| Zimbabwe | 70 | 1:220,546 | 24,781 |
| Sweden | 68 | 1:144,805 | 10,193 |
| Pakistan | 67 | 1:2,666,327 | 22,731 |
| Spain | 63 | 1:742,096 | 31,639 |
| Switzerland | 60 | 1:136,882 | 13,375 |
| Mauritius | 44 | 1:29,396 | 5,731 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Macau | 32 | 1:18,801 | 313 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Belize | 24 | 1:14,811 | 1,562 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Peru | 20 | 1:1,589,206 | 22,980 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Vietnam | 14 | 1:6,617,575 | 2,518 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Romania | 7 | 1:2,868,267 | 56,178 |
| Armenia | 6 | 1:488,363 | 9,305 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
The alternate forms: Kók (24) are calculated separately.
Kok (137,491) may also be a first name.
Kok Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Cook” in Dutch. See also Koch and De Koker.
User-submitted Reference
One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.
The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.
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Kok Political Affiliation
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Kok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kok Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kok (Arabic: كوك, Bengali: কোক, Hindi: कोक, Marathi: कोक, Oriya: େକାକ, Russian: Кок) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kók. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kok? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,154th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 79,163 people. The surname Kok occurs predominantly in Asia, where 36 percent of Kok reside; 34 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 27 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kok is also the 7,601st most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 137,491 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 23,322 people, or 1 in 724. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 23 percent live, South Holland, where 20 percent live and Gelderland, where 14 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Kok exists in 134 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.
Kok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kok has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,190 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 19,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kok Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (55%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kok surname are 14.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.81% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kok earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.92% less than the national average, earning 287,538 kr per year; in Peru they earn 65.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,087 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning R 285,732 per year; in United States they earn 21.92% more than the national average, earning $52,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $54,315 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kók | 89 | 24 | / |
| Kock | 86 | 35,277 | / |
| Kuok | 86 | 9,647 | / |
| Koke | 86 | 8,732 | / |
| Kokh | 86 | 6,110 | / |
| Kook | 86 | 2,584 | / |
| Koek | 86 | 2,573 | / |
| Koik | 86 | 1,143 | / |
| Khok | 86 | 966 | / |
| Kokx | 86 | 853 | / |
| Kokk | 86 | 753 | / |
| Kouk | 86 | 495 | / |
| Kohk | 86 | 110 | / |
| Kozk | 86 | 85 | / |
| Kokt | 86 | 40 | / |
| Koyk | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kokš | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kojk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kokg | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kokc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koqk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kokp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kogk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kgok | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koike | 75 | 144,722 | / |
| Kokke | 75 | 1,093 | / |
| Kouke | 75 | 1,057 | / |
| Khoke | 75 | 989 | / |
| Khokh | 75 | 697 | / |
| Kooke | 75 | 481 | / |
| Khouk | 75 | 268 | / |
| Kochk | 75 | 169 | / |
| Koock | 75 | 157 | / |
| Kocke | 75 | 149 | / |
| Kokhe | 75 | 35 | / |
| Kouck | 75 | 28 | / |
| Kohke | 75 | 24 | / |
| Koyck | 75 | 20 | / |
| Koukh | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kokås | 75 | 20 | / |
| Khoek | 75 | 19 | / |
| Kookh | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kohuk | 75 | 15 | / |
| Koick | 75 | 13 | / |
| Khodk | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kohkh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Khoik | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kookc | 75 | 6 | / |
| Koßke | 75 | 6 | / |
| Koiks | 75 | 5 | / |
| Khokt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Koksh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kokht | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kosck | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khokc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kcook | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kohks | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kookt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khock | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kokkq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khook | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuoke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kousk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kozsk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkock | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkouk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kokkk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kohyk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khokz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khosk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuk | 67 | 37,769 | / |
| Kak | 67 | 15,449 | / |
| Koc | 67 | 11,994 | / |
| Kokova | 67 | 4,329 | / |
| Kottke | 67 | 3,546 | / |
| Cok | 67 | 2,335 | / |
| Kog | 67 | 963 | / |
| Khoukh | 67 | 604 | / |
| Kokowa | 67 | 184 | / |
| Koková | 67 | 80 | / |
| Koksch | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kothke | 67 | 69 | / |
| Khokke | 67 | 49 | / |
| Koq | 67 | 30 | / |
| Khouke | 67 | 29 | / |
| Koijck | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kák | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kooyck | 67 | 17 | / |
| Khoikh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Khoike | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khokhe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Koutke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qok | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koucke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kooske | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khookh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koigke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khooke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koocke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kooijk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kookhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuohke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kük | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koukkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khozkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuocke | 67 | 0 | / |
Kok Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kok in the Bengali language | ||
| কোক | koka | - |
| Kok in the Hindi language | ||
| कोक | koka | - |
| Kok in the Marathi language | ||
| कोक | koka | 92 |
| कॉक | koka | 8 |
| Kok in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାକ | ekaka | 85.87 |
| େକାକ୍ | ekak | 14.13 |
| Kok in the Russian language | ||
| Кок | kok | - |
| Kok in the Arabic language | ||
| كوك | kwk | - |
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