Poek Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Poek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1481:104,6432,428
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Poek (208) may also be a first name.

Poek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poek (Russian: Поек) is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,009,375th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Poek is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Poek live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Poek is also the 627,410th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 208 people.

The last name Poek is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 104,643. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Battambang Province, where 20 percent reside, Siem Reap Province, where 14 percent reside and Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Cambodia it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Thailand, where 10 percent reside.

Poek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poek last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poeck89490/
Phoek8969/
Poeke8916/
Poyek895/
Powek892/
Poeyk892/
Pojek892/
Pohek891/
Pok8624,603/
Poeske80113/
Poeckh8032/
Pohgek8030/
Poetke8010/
Poueke808/
Poweke806/
Poecke804/
Phouek801/
Poecks801/
Poeckx801/
Poooek801/
Paek75652,004/
Peek7520,860/
Phok7519,891/
Peak7513,165/
Pouk755,312/
Pook754,564/
Piek753,856/
Peyk752,065/
Pokh75595/
Peik75458/
Pokk75345/
Poik75158/
Peák7572/
Poyk7569/
Puek7561/
Poec7553/
Poex7549/
Peuk7527/
Poeg755/
Pyek753/
Pfok753/
Pejk751/
Poeq751/
Hpok751/
Poethke73132/
Poedtke7386/
Poeková734/
Phoekkh733/
Poettke732/
Peake6715,156/
Pajok6710,099/
Pheak675,415/
Pajek671,443/
Pejak67939/
Peick67500/
Pooke67485/
Poock67444/
Poukh67422/
Peeck67414/
Payek67345/
Poick67182/
Peykh67145/
Poike67142/
Pawek67111/
Pehak67107/
Paeke6795/
Pahek6788/
Pejik6779/
Poyck6778/
Peuke6776/
Puyok6767/
Peňák6763/
Poeschke6761/
Peyok6760/
Pouke6755/
Paeck6741/
Payok6740/
Pejok6739/
Pyjek6738/
Pojok6732/
Peack6730/
Paiek6730/
Pojak6727/
Poyak6725/
Phaek6725/
Peják6725/
Peyke6724/
Peyik6724/
Peyuk6724/
Peľák6724/
Phokh6724/
Phoec6722/
Poiak6720/
Peike6719/
Poyok6719/
Peyck6718/
Phouk6717/
Piyok6717/
Paiok6715/
Peľak6715/
Pieak6713/
Peiks6711/
Peyek6710/
Peyak6710/
Paekh6710/
Puiok678/
Peňak678/
Pouck677/
Peuck675/
Pijek675/
Phook675/
Phuek674/
Pheuk673/
Peĺak673/
Peĺák673/
Puekh673/
Pojik672/
Paeks672/
Poyke672/
Poweg672/
Poják672/
Pijok672/
Pujok672/
Pehyk672/
Poaik671/
Pooeg671/
Pyeck671/
Pyekh671/
Pouks671/
Pousk671/
Pheik671/
Piekk671/
Paoik671/
Peidk671/
Pejck671/
Pejek671/
Pejke671/
Peeak671/
Pioak671/
Piiek671/
Pheek671/
Poettcke671/
Peagk671/
Pockh670/
Peisk670/
Pfock670/

Poek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poek in the Russian language
Поекpoek-

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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 Poek
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