Nuk Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2251:68,8322,072
India2051:3,741,782103,944
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Bosnia and Herzegovina131:272,03112,264
Austria131:655,03358,041
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nuk (1,342) may also be a first name.

Nuk Last Name Facts

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

Nuk (Hindi: नूक, Marathi: नूक, Oriya: ନୁକ, Russian: Нук, Tibetan: ནུག་) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuk? popularity and diffusion

Nuk is the 412,207th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 8,614,120 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Nuk live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 27 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 214,367th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 1,342 people.

The surname Nuk is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 68,832. In Cambodia Nuk is most prevalent in: Siem Reap Province, where 20 percent reside, Prey Veng Province, where 14 percent reside and Ratanakiri Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Cambodia this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Nuk Last Name Statistics demography

Nuk earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $56,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouk862,071/
Nuke86513/
Nauk86491/
Nuck86406/
Nguk86197/
Neuk86196/
Nukk86113/
Nukh8623/
Nuik8614/
Nugk868/
Nuuk867/
Hnuk863/
Nuzk862/
Nnuk861/
Nukt861/
Nuhk861/
Nudk861/
Nukc861/
Nukp861/
Nukq861/
Nauck75701/
Nouck75391/
Nauke75355/
Neuke75140/
Nouke75124/
Nnouk7580/
Nukke7563/
Nucke7559/
Nukss7540/
Naugk7536/
Ngouk7535/
Noukh7527/
Neuks7523/
Nheuk758/
Ngauk757/
Nauks756/
Nahuk755/
Naukh754/
Nnuke752/
Hnauk751/
Nuikh751/
Nuzck751/
Nushk751/
Nuick751/
Nuitk751/
Nukgc751/
Noukp751/
Nukks751/
Nukhe751/
Nugks751/
Nhuke751/
Nok677,106/
Nuc676,113/
Naucke67292/
Nug67276/
Nux67142/
Nnouck67119/
Nuq6752/
Naukhe6752/
Nukova6742/
Neuske6723/
Neucks6721/
Nuscke6717/
Gnauke6710/
Neucke674/
Nutkck673/
Nukowa673/
Neukhe671/
Nauksz671/
Gnouke671/
Nguuck671/
Nukhsh671/

Nuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuk in the Tibetan language
ནུག་nuk-
Nuk in the Marathi language
नूकnuka-
Nuk in the Oriya language
ନୁକnuka83.33
ନୂକnuka16.67
Nuk in the Hindi language
नूकnuka60
नुकnuka40
Nuk in the Russian language
Нукnuk-

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Footnotes

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