Voak Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Voak Surname Definition:

Voiced or West-Country forms of Foake or Fowke (Foulke), q v.

Voak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1301:119,1322,540
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
England1001:557,18134,216
Australia321:843,61652,533
Austria251:340,61736,996
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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 commonly found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 669,375th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 33 percent of Voak live; 29 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most common first name globally, held by 52 people.

The last name Voak is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 119,132. In Cambodia Voak is most frequent 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 surname 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 prevalency of Voak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Voak last name expanded 297 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voak surname are 40.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.84% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voake89118/
Voack8936/
Vouak891/
Vohak891/
Hvoak891/
Voaks890/
Voacks800/
Voag7579/
Voac7542/
Woak7529/
Foak756/
Voaq751/
Uoak751/
Voakova732/
Wohak6776/
Phoak6739/
Boack6726/
Wouak6723/
Boakh6713/
Vouac6711/
Vohák679/
Voňák674/
Vaoke674/
Vaokh674/
Vouax674/
Woake672/
Woack671/
Vooac671/
Fouak671/
Veuak671/
Fohak671/
Foake670/
Vaock670/
Voagt670/
Foaks670/

Voak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voak in the Russian language
Воакvoak-

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