Puok Surname

10,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Puok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan54,4281:21039
Kenya8111:56,9425,645
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Puok (13,281) may also be a first name.

Puok Last Name Facts

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

Puok is found most frequently in South Sudan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puok? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puok is the 10,179th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 131,815 people. The surname Puok is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Puok reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 50,530th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 13,281 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Sudan, where it is held by 54,428 people, or 1 in 210. Aside from South Sudan it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.

Puok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Puok earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 78.97% less than the national average, earning $9,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puock891/
Pok8624,603/
Phok7519,891/
Pouk755,312/
Pook754,564/
Poke753,093/
Pock752,244/
Pokh75595/
Puak75377/
Pokk75345/
Buok75173/
Poik75158/
Poyk7569/
Posk7544/
Peuk7527/
Pohk759/
Pfok753/
Puog752/
Pokz751/
Hpok751/
Puox751/
Puoq751/
Puoc751/
Potk751/
Pokś751/
Pokx751/
Pokt751/
Phuoc6722,690/
Pooke67485/
Poock67444/
Poukh67422/
Poick67182/
Phuog67181/
Poike67142/
Poyck6778/
Pouke6755/
Phoke6748/
Phokh6724/
Phouk6717/
Pfauk6711/
Pocke679/
Pouck677/
Buoke676/
Pokhe675/
Peuck675/
Phook675/
Pheuk673/
Paukš673/
Phock672/
Pausk672/
Poßke672/
Poyke672/
Puogh671/
Posks671/
Pauks671/
Pautk671/
Pauzk671/
Pouks671/
Pousk671/
Puack671/
Pauhk671/
Pogks671/
Potck671/
Potks671/
Pohke671/
Pockh670/
Pfock670/
Buock670/
Poszk670/
Buoks670/

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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 Puok
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