Pok Surname
Approximately 24,603 people bear this surname
Pok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 9,337 | 1:5,488 | 90 |
| South Sudan | 5,813 | 1:1,964 | 387 |
| Cambodia | 3,546 | 1:4,367 | 663 |
| Singapore | 1,442 | 1:3,819 | 285 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,192 | 1:6,840 | 464 |
| Malaysia | 894 | 1:32,991 | 2,793 |
| Hong Kong | 647 | 1:11,338 | 331 |
| United States | 463 | 1:782,849 | 60,614 |
| Macau | 234 | 1:2,571 | 249 |
| Indonesia | 167 | 1:791,911 | 60,260 |
| Russia | 149 | 1:967,269 | 75,342 |
| France | 108 | 1:615,025 | 80,926 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Czechia | 59 | 1:180,228 | 26,726 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Slovenia | 36 | 1:69,102 | 9,774 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Hungary | 30 | 1:327,209 | 24,029 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1:3,501,746 | 189,921 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Pók (495) are calculated separately.
Pok (12,988) may also be a first name.
Pok Demographics
Average Pok Salary in
United States
$45,746 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pok Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pok (Hindi: पोक, Marathi: पोक, Oriya: େପାକ, Russian: Пок, Tibetan: པོག་) has its highest incidence in South Korea. It may also occur as a variant: Pók. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pok.
How Common Is The Last Name Pok? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,107th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 296,206 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Pok live; 42 percent live in East Asia and 38 percent live in Koreanic Asia. Pok is also the 51,315th most common first name worldwide, held by 12,988 people.
It is most numerous in South Korea, where it is held by 9,337 people, or 1 in 5,488. In South Korea Pok is most prevalent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 24 percent are found, Seoul, where 22 percent are found and South Chungcheong Province, where 20 percent are found. Beside South Korea this surname occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 24 percent are found and Cambodia, where 14 percent are found.
Pok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pok has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pok last name grew 4,630 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pok Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Pok last name are 3.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.7% being registered with the party.
The amount Pok earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $45,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.87% more than the national average, earning $73,468 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pók | 89 | 495 | / |
| Puok | 86 | 55,286 | / |
| Phok | 86 | 19,891 | / |
| Pouk | 86 | 5,312 | / |
| Pook | 86 | 4,564 | / |
| Poke | 86 | 3,093 | / |
| Pock | 86 | 2,244 | / |
| Pokh | 86 | 595 | / |
| Pokk | 86 | 345 | / |
| Poek | 86 | 252 | / |
| Poik | 86 | 158 | / |
| Poyk | 86 | 69 | / |
| Posk | 86 | 44 | / |
| Pohk | 86 | 9 | / |
| Pfok | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hpok | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pokś | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pokt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pokx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Potk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pokz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pooke | 75 | 485 | / |
| Poock | 75 | 444 | / |
| Poukh | 75 | 422 | / |
| Poick | 75 | 182 | / |
| Poike | 75 | 142 | / |
| Poyck | 75 | 78 | / |
| Phoek | 75 | 69 | / |
| Pouke | 75 | 55 | / |
| Phoke | 75 | 48 | / |
| Phokh | 75 | 24 | / |
| Phouk | 75 | 17 | / |
| Pocke | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pouck | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phook | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pokhe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Poeyk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Poyke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Poßke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phock | 75 | 2 | / |
| Posks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pouks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pousk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pogks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Potck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Potks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puock | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pohke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pockh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Poszk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pfock | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pak | 67 | 6,302,782 | / |
| Puk | 67 | 30,030 | / |
| Poc | 67 | 3,463 | / |
| Pox | 67 | 104 | / |
| Pák | 67 | 98 | / |
| Poková | 67 | 69 | / |
| Pog | 67 | 41 | / |
| Poucke | 67 | 35 | / |
| Poeckh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pokova | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pokowa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pooske | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pohske | 67 | 9 | / |
| Poszke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Poq | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phodke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poshke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poicke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pottke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pookph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poijck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poscke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pook'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Photke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pottck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poooek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pothke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poutke | 67 | 0 | / |
Pok Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pok in the Tibetan language | ||
| པོག་ | pok | - |
| Pok in the Hindi language | ||
| पोक | poka | - |
| Pok in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାକ | epaka | - |
| Pok in the Marathi language | ||
| पोक | poka | 92.5 |
| पॉक | poka | 5 |
| पोकू | poku | 2.5 |
| Pok in the Russian language | ||
| Пок | pok | - |
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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 Pok
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