Kok Surname

6,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Brunei

Kok Surname Definition:

“Cook” in Dutch. See also Koch and De Koker.

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Kok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands23,3221:72425
Malaysia22,6781:1,301198
South Africa14,4371:3,753498
South Sudan10,0401:1,137224
Cambodia3,9251:3,946636
United States2,2011:164,67916,732
Egypt1,7081:53,8275,185
Thailand1,5191:46,5035,337
Brunei1,4391:29148
India1,0681:718,22633,106
Indonesia9261:142,81814,113
Canada7971:46,2305,673
Australia7941:34,0004,486
Russia6591:218,70023,742
France5811:114,32517,194
Germany4881:164,97019,523
Singapore4661:11,819578
Denmark4101:13,7681,333
England3841:145,09913,995
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Iran2631:291,94920,885
Belgium2201:52,2578,540
Kenya2091:220,95615,674
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Brazil2001:1,070,37237,537
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Poland1871:203,25527,063
Hong Kong1771:41,443772
South Korea1721:297,908212
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
China1381:9,908,127622
Ukraine1371:332,28241,630
Slovenia1321:18,8464,297
Afghanistan911:353,3325,259
Philippines901:1,124,86991,280
Belarus801:118,76317,417
Hungary781:125,85011,707
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
Spain631:742,09631,639
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
Mauritius441:29,3965,731
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Macau321:18,801313
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Norway251:205,69123,411
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Belize241:14,8111,562
Greece221:503,62763,727
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Aruba181:5,749789
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Malta181:23,9041,289
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Austria141:608,24554,975
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
Finland131:422,82327,659
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Togo91:805,3086,372
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Panama61:652,04310,051
Wales61:515,75523,171
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Curaçao41:39,312638
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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.

- guopatrick

Kok Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kok (Arabic: كوك, Bengali: কোক, Hindi: कोक, Marathi: कोक, Oriya: େକାକ, Russian: Кок) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Kók. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kok? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,154th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 79,163 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 36 percent of Kok are found; 34 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 27 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kok is also the 7,601st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 137,491 people.

The surname Kok is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 23,322 people, or 1 in 724. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 23 percent reside, South Holland, where 20 percent reside and Gelderland, where 14 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 134 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Kok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kok has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kok 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 adherence of those bearing the Kok surname is predominantly 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 to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kók8924/
Kock8635,277/
Kuok869,647/
Koke868,732/
Kokh866,110/
Kook862,584/
Koek862,573/
Koik861,143/
Khok86966/
Kokx86853/
Kokk86753/
Kouk86495/
Kohk86110/
Kozk8685/
Kokt8640/
Koyk8621/
Kokš8619/
Kojk862/
Kokg862/
Kokc861/
Koqk861/
Kokp861/
Kogk861/
Kgok861/
Koike75144,722/
Kokke751,093/
Kouke751,057/
Khoke75989/
Khokh75697/
Kooke75481/
Khouk75268/
Kochk75169/
Koock75157/
Kocke75149/
Kokhe7535/
Kouck7528/
Kohke7524/
Koyck7520/
Koukh7520/
Kokås7520/
Khoek7519/
Kookh7516/
Kohuk7515/
Koick7513/
Khodk759/
Kohkh759/
Khoik757/
Kookc756/
Koßke756/
Koiks755/
Khokt754/
Koksh754/
Kokht753/
Kosck753/
Khokc753/
Kcook752/
Kohks752/
Kookt752/
Khock752/
Kokkq751/
Khook751/
Kuoke751/
Kousk751/
Kozsk751/
Gkock751/
Gkouk751/
Kokkk751/
Kohyk751/
Khokz751/
Khosk751/
Kuk6737,769/
Kak6715,449/
Koc6711,994/
Kokova674,329/
Kottke673,546/
Cok672,335/
Kog67963/
Khoukh67604/
Kokowa67184/
Koková6780/
Koksch6773/
Kothke6769/
Khokke6749/
Koq6730/
Khouke6729/
Koijck6724/
Kák6720/
Kooyck6717/
Khoikh6716/
Khoike6710/
Khokhe679/
Koutke677/
Qok676/
Koucke674/
Kooske674/
Khookh672/
Koigke672/
Khooke671/
Koocke671/
Kooijk671/
Kookhe671/
Kuohke671/
Kük671/
Koukkz671/
Khozkh671/
Kuocke670/

Kok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kok in the Bengali language
কোকkoka-
Kok in the Hindi language
कोकkoka-
Kok in the Marathi language
कोकkoka92
कॉकkoka8
Kok in the Oriya language
େକାକekaka85.87
େକାକ୍ekak14.13
Kok in the Russian language
Кокkok-
Kok in the Arabic language
كوكkwk-

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