Uk Surname
Approximately 70,487 people bear this surname
Uk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 68,664 | 1:226 | 29 |
| Indonesia | 441 | 1:299,885 | 26,649 |
| Nigeria | 320 | 1:553,571 | 26,985 |
| Belize | 261 | 1:1,362 | 314 |
| Vietnam | 219 | 1:423,041 | 1,338 |
| Thailand | 192 | 1:367,908 | 64,616 |
| India | 144 | 1:5,326,843 | 130,588 |
| Brazil | 58 | 1:3,690,937 | 102,732 |
| Mexico | 45 | 1:2,758,360 | 22,009 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1:3,501,746 | 189,921 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Ük (970) are calculated separately.
Uk (8,093) may also be a first name.
Uk Demographics
Average Uk Salary in
England
£39,270
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Uk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uk (Hindi: उक, Marathi: उक, Oriya: ଉକ, Russian: Ук) is found most in Cambodia. It may occur as a variant: Ük. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Uk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Uk is the 8,058th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 103,389 people. The last name Uk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Uk are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 70,523rd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 8,093 people.
The last name Uk is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is carried by 68,664 people, or 1 in 226. In Cambodia Uk is mostly found in: Phnom Penh, where 18 percent reside, Kampot Province, where 10 percent reside and Svay Rieng Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Cambodia this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Uk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Uk has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Uk last name increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Uk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ük | 83 | 970 | / |
| Huk | 80 | 17,200 | / |
| Guk | 80 | 12,846 | / |
| Uke | 80 | 11,593 | / |
| Ouk | 80 | 2,151 | / |
| Auk | 80 | 1,136 | / |
| Uik | 80 | 256 | / |
| Uuk | 80 | 191 | / |
| Uck | 80 | 185 | / |
| Uhk | 80 | 78 | / |
| Ukh | 80 | 64 | / |
| Ukk | 80 | 39 | / |
| Uyk | 80 | 26 | / |
| Euk | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ujk | 80 | 18 | / |
| Uqk | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ukc | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ukg | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ugk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ukz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ukq | 80 | 2 | / |
| Đuk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Șuk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uike | 67 | 87,430 | / |
| Huck | 67 | 20,500 | / |
| Houk | 67 | 8,644 | / |
| Hauk | 67 | 7,685 | / |
| Huke | 67 | 3,790 | / |
| Gukh | 67 | 1,167 | / |
| Gauk | 67 | 927 | / |
| Gouk | 67 | 565 | / |
| Auke | 67 | 542 | / |
| Auck | 67 | 452 | / |
| Ouke | 67 | 255 | / |
| Aukh | 67 | 214 | / |
| Huik | 67 | 199 | / |
| Audk | 67 | 183 | / |
| Ukhe | 67 | 173 | / |
| Ucke | 67 | 124 | / |
| Huuk | 67 | 119 | / |
| Gukk | 67 | 116 | / |
| Ausk | 67 | 103 | / |
| Hugk | 67 | 85 | / |
| Heuk | 67 | 73 | / |
| Uyke | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ukke | 67 | 53 | / |
| Uisk | 67 | 44 | / |
| Uick | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hukk | 67 | 29 | / |
| Oukh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eutk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uyck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hukh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Euke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ouck | 67 | 5 | / |
| Euck | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huqk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ousk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hukc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hujk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hutk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eouk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Euks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uiks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uukh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eukt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahuk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uhkh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukcx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uikh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ujqk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uukx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Utkt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uygk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hukt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eukh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eukp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uhyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hudk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uuhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ucks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uchk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ucgk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Udkg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Udkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uckp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uggk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uqkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uqkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukqh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukqt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukqx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uksz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujsk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uihk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uikc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uikg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uikp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uitk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujdk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujkx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhjk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhkx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukkg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukgc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukgg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukgp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukgz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uskp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uudk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uukk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uukp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uuks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utkx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uykc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uykh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uykq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzzk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzkg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzkx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euzk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eukc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eukq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eukx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aukp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aukt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gukg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gukq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hukg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hukz | 67 | 1 | / |
Uk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uk in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉକ | uka | - |
| Uk in the Marathi language | ||
| उक | uka | - |
| Uk in the Hindi language | ||
| उक | uka | 91.5 |
| यूके | yuke | 7.84 |
| उक् | uk | 0.65 |
| Uk in the Russian language | ||
| Ук | uk | - |
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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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- 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 Uk
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