Nok Surname

69,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia5,5801:2,775534
Thailand1931:366,00264,280
Malaysia1931:152,8209,522
Nigeria1881:942,24940,456
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Papua New Guinea1281:63,7018,267
Philippines1091:928,79182,877
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Burkina Faso331:556,1247,330
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Laos251:263,533260
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England51:11,143,612252,590
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Nok (42,129) may also be a first name.

Nok Last Name Facts

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

Nok (Hindi: नोक, Russian: Нок) is most common in Cambodia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nok? popularity and diffusion

Nok is the 69,667th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,025,548 people. The surname Nok is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Nok reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Nok is also the 21,295th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 42,129 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 5,580 people, or 1 in 2,775. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Battambang Province, where 11 percent reside, Kampong Thom Province, where 11 percent reside and Prey Veng Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Cambodia this last name occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 3 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Nok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nok has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nok surname increased 158 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nok Last Name Statistics demography

Nok earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.91% less than the national average, earning $20,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhok8622,925/
Nock868,275/
Noyk866,028/
Ngok863,408/
Nouk862,071/
Noke861,809/
Noik86711/
Nook86701/
Noek86215/
Nnok86123/
Nokk8676/
Nokh8628/
Nohk8613/
Hnok869/
Nokp863/
Nogk862/
Nuok862/
Nokz862/
Nokc861/
Nodk861/
Nojk861/
Nhock754,375/
Noike75683/
Nocke75602/
Nnoke75508/
Nouck75391/
Ngook75282/
Nouke75124/
Nooke7599/
Nokke7592/
Nookh7584/
Nnouk7580/
Nokhe7535/
Ngouk7535/
Noukh7527/
Noick7525/
Ngoyk7513/
Noßke7513/
Nuoke759/
Noock757/
Nhoek755/
Noyke754/
Gnoik754/
Noeyk752/
Gnokh751/
Nooyk751/
Nohyk751/
Ngokh751/
Nnoyk751/
Nnoek751/
Ngoik751/
Nohks751/
Nokhd751/
Nojck751/
Noukp751/
Hnock751/
Nosck751/
Nokcs751/
Noyck750/
Nak6723,914/
Gnoske672,347/
Noc67980/
Nuk67846/
Nog67243/
Gnoyke67193/
Nox67188/
Nnouck67119/
Nokova6746/
Gnotke6742/
Noq6733/
Nokowa6725/
Nohykh6715/
Noiske679/
Noodke671/
Noikeh671/
Ngokgh671/
Nnoike671/
Noszke671/
Gnouke671/
Nnoyke671/
Noykeh671/

Nok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nok in the Hindi language
नोकnoka-
Nok in the Russian language
Нокnok-

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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 Nok
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