Wok Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
Wok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 237 | 1:124,448 | 8,131 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Wok (847) may also be a first name.
Wok Demographics
Average Wok Salary in
United States
$31,472 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wok Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wok has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wok.
How Common Is The Last Name Wok? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wok is the 721,185th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Wok live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wok is also the 280,190th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 847 people.
Wok is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 124,448. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Kelantan, where 21 percent live, Pahang, where 16 percent live and Perak, where 15 percent live. Outside of Malaysia it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Wok Last Name Statistics demography
Wok earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.06% less than the national average, earning $31,472 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woke | 86 | 3,412 | / |
| Wook | 86 | 493 | / |
| Wouk | 86 | 369 | / |
| Hwok | 86 | 345 | / |
| Wock | 86 | 185 | / |
| Woik | 86 | 81 | / |
| Woyk | 86 | 41 | / |
| Woek | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wuok | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wokz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wokk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wohk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wojk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wokt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vwok | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wgok | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wokc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wokg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whok | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woock | 75 | 742 | / |
| Woike | 75 | 700 | / |
| Woyke | 75 | 579 | / |
| Wokke | 75 | 372 | / |
| Wotke | 75 | 280 | / |
| Wojke | 75 | 218 | / |
| Woigk | 75 | 153 | / |
| Wocke | 75 | 134 | / |
| Woick | 75 | 115 | / |
| Wocks | 75 | 92 | / |
| Woeck | 75 | 79 | / |
| Wooke | 75 | 44 | / |
| Wozke | 75 | 41 | / |
| Woogk | 75 | 36 | / |
| Woyck | 75 | 19 | / |
| Wogke | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wojck | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wougk | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wotdk | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wokhe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wojtk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wwoke | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wouke | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vwoke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Woodk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wouck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Woygk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woshk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wokph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woosk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whoyk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuoke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wokct | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whock | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wak | 67 | 3,221 | / |
| Vok | 67 | 997 | / |
| Woitke | 67 | 528 | / |
| Wottke | 67 | 456 | / |
| Woicke | 67 | 158 | / |
| Woycke | 67 | 114 | / |
| Wog | 67 | 112 | / |
| Wothke | 67 | 94 | / |
| Woidke | 67 | 88 | / |
| Wuk | 67 | 63 | / |
| Wojtke | 67 | 58 | / |
| Wodcke | 67 | 40 | / |
| Woytke | 67 | 31 | / |
| Woiske | 67 | 31 | / |
| Uok | 67 | 31 | / |
| Wootke | 67 | 14 | / |
| Woosck | 67 | 13 | / |
| Woszke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Woydke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Woq | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woigke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwokhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woukke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woitck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woicks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wojcke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wok
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