Voak Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Voak Surname Definition:
Voiced or West-Country forms of Foake or Fowke (Foulke), q v.
Voak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 130 | 1:119,132 | 2,540 |
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Voak (52) may also be a first name.
Voak Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Voiced or West-Country forms of Foake or Fowke (Foulke), q v.
Voak Demographics
Average Voak Salary in
United States
$53,318 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Voak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Voak (Russian: Воак) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Voak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 669,375th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Voak reside; 29 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Voak is also the 1,381,723rd most common first name worldwide, borne by 52 people.
The surname Voak is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 119,132. In Cambodia Voak is primarily found in: Banteay Meanchey Province, where 33 percent live, Siem Reap Province, where 24 percent live and Ratanakiri Province, where 20 percent live. Excluding Cambodia this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.
Voak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Voak has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 297 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Voak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Voak are 40.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.84% registered with the political party.
The amount Voak earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 23.57% more than the national average, earning $53,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.52% less than the national average, earning $39,488 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voake | 89 | 118 | / |
| Voack | 89 | 36 | / |
| Vouak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vohak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hvoak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Voaks | 89 | 0 | / |
| Voacks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Voag | 75 | 79 | / |
| Voac | 75 | 42 | / |
| Woak | 75 | 29 | / |
| Foak | 75 | 6 | / |
| Voaq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uoak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Voakova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wohak | 67 | 76 | / |
| Phoak | 67 | 39 | / |
| Boack | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wouak | 67 | 23 | / |
| Boakh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vouac | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vohák | 67 | 9 | / |
| Voňák | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vaoke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vaokh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vouax | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vooac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veuak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fohak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foake | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaock | 67 | 0 | / |
| Voagt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foaks | 67 | 0 | / |
Voak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Voak in the Russian language | ||
| Воак | voak | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voak
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