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

Poek (Russian: Поек) is found most in Cambodia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,009,375th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Poek is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Poek are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Poek is also the 627,410th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 208 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 104,643. In Cambodia Poek is primarily found in: Battambang Province, where 20 percent reside, Siem Reap Province, where 14 percent reside and Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Cambodia this last name is found 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 incidence of Poek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 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-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Poek
  • 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