Mok Surname

5,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Macau

Mok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong43,3621:16943
Cambodia17,5971:880237
Singapore12,5571:43973
South Korea9,9801:5,13485
Malaysia9,5571:3,086461
Macau3,9791:15137
United States3,7111:97,67110,892
Canada2,3271:15,8342,294
Australia7891:34,2154,509
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
England5961:93,48710,014
Thailand4871:145,04822,769
China4601:2,972,438380
Netherlands4431:38,1206,438
Indonesia3811:347,11130,049
Papua New Guinea2451:33,2803,885
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
France2231:297,86045,546
Venezuela1811:166,8734,944
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1501:61,0825,863
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Germany1261:638,93250,304
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Philippines1051:964,17484,481
India951:8,074,372169,494
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Slovakia611:87,48316,880
Cuba511:225,9364,570
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Panama461:85,0493,429
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
South Sudan361:317,085679
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Israel321:267,42624,032
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Austria281:304,12334,120
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Curaçao191:8,276277
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Greece161:692,48777,522
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Vietnam101:9,264,6052,710
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
East Timor91:135,103179
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Mók (25) are calculated separately.

Mok (10,722) may also be a first name.

Mok Last Name Facts

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

Mok (Bengali: মোক, Hindi: मोक, Marathi: मोक) occurs most in Hong Kong. It may also be rendered as a variant: Mók. For other potential spellings of Mok click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mok? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,172nd most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 66,464 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Mok are found; 53 percent are found in East Asia and 44 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 58,501st most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10,722 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 43,362 people, or 1 in 169. Not including Hong Kong this last name exists in 112 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 16 percent live and Singapore, where 11 percent live.

Mok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mok has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mok surname grew 14,273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Mok last name are 15.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mok earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 184.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 55,069 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.09% more than the national average, earning R 359,052 per year; in United States they earn 16.79% more than the national average, earning $50,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning $59,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mók8925/
Mock8654,278/
Moke8619,238/
Mook865,296/
Mokh862,836/
Moik862,106/
Moek861,597/
Moyk861,586/
Mogk86965/
Mouk86411/
Muok86124/
Mokk8685/
Mohk8610/
Hmok869/
Mokt869/
Mgok864/
Moqk864/
Mokc863/
Mojk862/
Mokg862/
Mokp862/
Moïk861/
Mokś861/
Mmok861/
Mocke752,175/
Moock751,016/
Mooke75755/
Mogck75639/
Mouck75619/
Mouke75248/
Moogk75154/
Mmoke75147/
Moike75129/
Mokhe75124/
Moick7549/
Mokke7527/
Mochk7516/
Moukh7513/
Muoke7512/
Moozk7511/
Moigk756/
Moitk754/
Mokth754/
Mhook753/
Mhoke753/
Mookh753/
Motck753/
Mokhh753/
Muock752/
Mockë752/
Mookk751/
Mookz751/
Moudk751/
Moyck751/
Moskg751/
Mokgg751/
Mosck751/
Hmoke751/
Moukk751/
Mhoek751/
Moisk751/
Mohkh751/
Mhouk751/
Mmook751/
Mokcs751/
Moikh751/
Mohuk750/
Moskt750/
Mocck750/
Mak67146,517/
Mog6712,467/
Moc674,931/
Muk672,094/
Mox671,818/
Mokowa671,353/
Mák671,039/
Moq67282/
Mokova67178/
Mothke6732/
Mouske6728/
Moková6726/
Moshke678/
Moitke676/
Mmuoke676/
Moodke673/
Mauouk672/
Moucke672/
Moukhe672/
Mohkhe672/
Mokhdh672/
Motcke671/
Mottke671/
Hmmock671/
Moikeh671/
Moukht671/
Mck671/
Moucks671/
Moussk671/
Mgouck671/
Moksch671/
Mük671/
D'Mock671/
Moscke671/
Moccke670/

Mok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mok in the Bengali language
মোকmoka-
Mok in the Hindi language
मोकmoka-
Mok in the Marathi language
मोकmoka-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mok
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