Kook Surname
Approximately 2,584 people bear this surname
Kook Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 763 | 1:475,044 | 40,344 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Germany | 278 | 1:289,588 | 30,053 |
| Estonia | 188 | 1:7,031 | 856 |
| Australia | 152 | 1:177,603 | 18,018 |
| Malaysia | 105 | 1:280,897 | 15,562 |
| South Korea | 95 | 1:539,371 | 254 |
| Thailand | 78 | 1:905,620 | 141,791 |
| Brazil | 75 | 1:2,854,324 | 84,307 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Netherlands | 57 | 1:296,266 | 35,624 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Colombia | 19 | 1:2,514,425 | 13,479 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 187 | 1:268,549 | 21,901 |
Kook (2,216) may also be a first name.
Kook Demographics
Average Male Kook Height
175.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kooke | 89 | 481 | / |
| Koock | 89 | 157 | / |
| Kookh | 89 | 16 | / |
| Kookc | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kcook | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kookt | 89 | 2 | / |
| Khook | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kok | 86 | 92,057 | / |
| Kooyck | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kooske | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khookh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khooke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kookhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kooijk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koocke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cook | 75 | 577,637 | / |
| Kock | 75 | 35,277 | / |
| Kuok | 75 | 9,647 | / |
| Koke | 75 | 8,732 | / |
| Kokh | 75 | 6,110 | / |
| Koek | 75 | 2,573 | / |
| Koik | 75 | 1,143 | / |
| Khok | 75 | 966 | / |
| Kokx | 75 | 853 | / |
| Kokk | 75 | 753 | / |
| Kouk | 75 | 495 | / |
| Koog | 75 | 207 | / |
| Kohk | 75 | 110 | / |
| Kozk | 75 | 85 | / |
| Kooc | 75 | 46 | / |
| Kokt | 75 | 40 | / |
| Koyk | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kokš | 75 | 19 | / |
| Qook | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kokg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kojk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kgok | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kokc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koqk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kokp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kogk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kooshke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koohook | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koike | 67 | 144,722 | / |
| Cooke | 67 | 119,689 | / |
| Kokke | 67 | 1,093 | / |
| Kouke | 67 | 1,057 | / |
| Khoke | 67 | 989 | / |
| Khokh | 67 | 697 | / |
| Khouk | 67 | 268 | / |
| Kochk | 67 | 169 | / |
| Kocke | 67 | 149 | / |
| Khoog | 67 | 39 | / |
| Coock | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kokhe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kouck | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kohke | 67 | 24 | / |
| Koyck | 67 | 20 | / |
| Koukh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kokås | 67 | 20 | / |
| Khoek | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kohuk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Koick | 67 | 13 | / |
| Koogh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qooks | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khodk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kohkh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khoik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koßke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koiks | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khooq | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khokt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koksh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kokht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kosck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khokc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khock | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cookp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cookq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kohks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hcook | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khokz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokkq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kousk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cookk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cookz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cookc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khosk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coosk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kozsk | 67 | 1 | / |
Kook Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kook in the Russian language | ||
| Коок | kook | - |
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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
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- 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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