Nocks Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nocks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Nocks (88) may also be a first name.

Nocks Last Name Facts

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

Nocks has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nocks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,011,991st most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Nocks are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 88 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 1,685,856. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 14 percent live, Delaware, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Nocks occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Nocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nocks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nocks surname rose 538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nocks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Nocks are 12.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.46% registered to vote for the political party.

Nocks earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $42,647 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noks89209/
Nooks80556/
Nocqs8016/
Nacks804/
Ngoks803/
Nucks803/
Nochs802/
Necks802/
Nokcs801/
Nohks801/
Gnocs801/
Noics800/
Neucks7321/
Noikes732/
Naacks731/
Nnacks731/
Naecks730/
Naks67176/
Neks67103/
Näks6766/
Nuks675/
Nokz672/
Noxs672/
Nócs672/
Noqs671/
Nokx671/
Nogs671/

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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 Nocks
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