Phook Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Phook Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Phook (13) may also be a first name.

Phook Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phook is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phook? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phook is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Phook occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Phook reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

The last name Phook is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Negeri Sembilan, where 50 percent reside and Selangor, where 50 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside and Singapore, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phok8919,891/
Pook894,564/
Pooke80485/
Poock80444/
Phoek8069/
Phoke8048/
Phokh8024/
Phouk8017/
Fhook802/
Phock802/
Phooc801/
Pok7524,603/
Pooske7313/
Phodke734/
Pookph731/
Poooek731/
Photke731/
Pook'e731/
Puok6755,286/
Pouk675,312/
Fook673,324/
Poke673,093/
Pock672,244/
Phak671,282/
Phuk67935/
Pokh67595/
Pokk67345/
Poox67336/
Pahk67330/
Poek67252/
Vook67167/
Puhk67163/
Poik67158/
Poog67135/
Poyk6769/
Phox6759/
Phog6758/
Posk6744/
Phoc6725/
Pohk679/
Pooc676/
Pfok673/
Phoekkh673/
Fhok672/
Potk671/
Hpok671/
Pokt671/
Pokz671/
Pokx671/
Pookowa671/
Pokś671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Phook
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis