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

The surname Puok is found in South Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puok? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,179th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 131,815 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Puok reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Puok is also the 50,530th most widely held first name globally, held by 13,281 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Sudan, where it is borne by 54,428 people, or 1 in 210. Beside South Sudan it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Puok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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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