Kook Surname

167,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kook Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7631:475,04440,344
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Germany2781:289,58830,053
Estonia1881:7,031856
Australia1521:177,60318,018
Malaysia1051:280,89715,562
South Korea951:539,371254
Thailand781:905,620141,791
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Canada681:541,84745,466
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
Latvia171:120,59117,235
India171:45,121,493474,784
Belarus141:678,64756,781
England131:4,286,005132,302
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
China101:136,732,1577,199
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Denmark61:940,78647,603
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Curaçao41:39,312638
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France41:16,605,680368,153
Laos41:1,647,081888
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:268,54921,901

Kook (2,216) may also be a first name.

Kook Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kook (Russian: Коок) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kook click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kook? popularity and diffusion

It is the 167,378th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,820,258 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Kook reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 158,857th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,216 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 475,044. In The United States Kook is primarily concentrated in: California, where 23 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Kook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kook has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kook Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kook surname are 23.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kook earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.42% less than the national average, earning 213,106 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $25,432,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.37% more than the national average, earning $52,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning $57,831 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kooke89481/
Koock89157/
Kookh8916/
Kookc896/
Kcook892/
Kookt892/
Khook891/
Kok8692,057/
Kooyck8017/
Kooske804/
Khookh802/
Khooke801/
Kookhe801/
Kooijk801/
Koocke801/
Cook75577,637/
Kock7535,277/
Kuok759,647/
Koke758,732/
Kokh756,110/
Koek752,573/
Koik751,143/
Khok75966/
Kokx75853/
Kokk75753/
Kouk75495/
Koog75207/
Kohk75110/
Kozk7585/
Kooc7546/
Kokt7540/
Koyk7521/
Kokš7519/
Qook753/
Kokg752/
Kojk752/
Kgok751/
Kokc751/
Koqk751/
Kokp751/
Kogk751/
Kooshke731/
Koohook730/
Koike67144,722/
Cooke67119,689/
Kokke671,093/
Kouke671,057/
Khoke67989/
Khokh67697/
Khouk67268/
Kochk67169/
Kocke67149/
Khoog6739/
Coock6738/
Kokhe6735/
Kouck6728/
Kohke6724/
Koyck6720/
Koukh6720/
Kokås6720/
Khoek6719/
Kohuk6715/
Koick6713/
Koogh6710/
Qooks6710/
Khodk679/
Kohkh679/
Khoik677/
Koßke676/
Koiks675/
Khooq674/
Khokt674/
Koksh674/
Kokht673/
Kosck673/
Khokc673/
Khock672/
Cookp672/
Cookq672/
Kohks672/
Hcook671/
Kokkk671/
Kohyk671/
Khokz671/
Kokkq671/
Kuoke671/
Gkock671/
Kousk671/
Cookk671/
Cookz671/
Cookc671/
Khosk671/
Coosk671/
Gkouk671/
Kozsk671/

Kook Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kook in the Russian language
Коокkook-

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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 Kook
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