Shook Surname

25,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Shook Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,6591:17,5452,221
Canada3221:114,42712,178
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Iran751:1,023,76746,913
England321:1,741,18971,393
Guam251:6,405908
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Belize101:35,5472,218
Israel101:855,76354,181
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
China61:227,886,92811,701
India51:153,413,076951,030
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8241:13,1331,688

Shook (1,325) may also be a first name.

Shook Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shook (Arabic: هز, Russian: Шоок) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shook? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,152nd most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 339,809 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Shook reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 215,847th most common first name world-wide, borne by 1,325 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 20,659 people, or 1 in 17,545. In The United States Shook is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

Shook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shook has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shook surname rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shook surname are 23.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Shook earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $40,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $49,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schook91958/
Shooke9113/
Shoock9110/
Shookh913/
Jshook912/
Sshook910/
Shok892,352/
Sook89827/
Schoock8367/
Schooks837/
Schooke833/
Shooshk831/
D'Shook831/
Shock804,753/
Shokh801,343/
Shoke801,001/
Shouk80788/
Schok80133/
Sooke8066/
Shooq8036/
Soock8034/
Sookh809/
Sookt808/
Shoek803/
Shoik802/
Shoyk802/
Shokk802/
Shuok801/
Schoocke770/
Sok75296,688/
Schock7310,904/
Shoukh731,578/
Shouke73262/
Schoke73157/
Schoog73112/
Schokk7397/
Shokhe7373/
Shouck7335/
Shotke738/
Schoek738/
Shocke733/
Shoikh732/
Schouk732/
Shoike732/
Shoykh731/
Zschok731/
Shchok731/
Shoekh731/
Schokx731/
Shuokh731/
Sookke731/
Shokhp731/
Shokke731/
Shooqt731/
Shoske731/
Shodke731/
Soocks730/
Schuok730/
Shak6714,803/
Sock678,423/
Soke673,822/
Siok671,808/
Shuk671,628/
Szok67900/
Soek67776/
Souk67751/
Soik67664/
Schoeck67632/
Sokk67513/
Shokova67470/
Soyk67430/
Suok67242/
Zsok67236/
Shoq67196/
Sokh67120/
Schoske6796/
Sooc6790/
Sahk6784/
Shoc6763/
Zschock6746/
Shogova6744/
Schotke6725/
Suhk6724/
Sokz6719/
Shog6718/
Sojk6717/
Schoick679/
Schoyck679/
Schouck674/
Schuoke673/
Schocks672/
Soox672/
Sohk672/
Geesook672/
Shox672/
Soog672/
Shokowa672/
Hxok672/
Zshokke671/
Sookova671/
Sookowa671/
Shoosgh671/
Shoshkh671/
Schoike671/
Schoyke671/
Sokp671/
Sooq671/
Sjok671/
Sozk671/
Ssok671/
Hzok671/
Schockt670/

Shook Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shook in the Russian language
Шоокsook-
Shook in the Arabic language
هزhz-

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Shook Reference & Research

Shook DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Shook FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Shook
  • 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