Woke Surname

132,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Woke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2441:54,6064,152
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Benin141:738,25740,906
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England51:11,143,612252,590
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Woke (257) may also be a first name.

Woke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woke is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woke? popularity and diffusion

Woke is the 132,317th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,135,858 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Woke are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Woke is also the 555,528th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 257 people.

The last name Woke is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,244 people, or 1 in 54,606. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 95 percent reside, Abia, where 1 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 1 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Woke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woke last name rose 489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woke last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Woke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 166.64% more than the national average, earning R 633,636 per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Wokeh89504/
Wokke89372/
Wotke89280/
Wojke89218/
Wocke89134/
Wokea89108/
Woeke8975/
Wokie8961/
Wooke8944/
Wozke8941/
Wokeu8940/
Wogke8918/
Wokhe895/
Wokei894/
Wouke893/
Wokey893/
Wwoke893/
Vwoke892/
Wokee891/
Wgoke891/
Wuoke891/
Wok86404/
Wookey801,431/
Woitke80528/
Wottke80456/
Woicke80158/
Woycke80114/
Wothke8094/
Woidke8088/
Wojtke8058/
Wodcke8040/
Wosket8032/
Woiske8031/
Woytke8031/
Wookie8019/
Woecke8016/
Wootke8014/
Woukep8013/
Woskey8011/
Woikey8010/
Wookee8010/
Woszke808/
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Wockey805/
Wojkie805/
Woukeu803/
Wuoker802/
Woigke802/
Wosker801/
Wokeid801/
Woukey801/
Woukke801/
Woikie801/
Hwokhe801/
Wockes801/
Woiker800/
Wojcke800/
Wake7521,058/
Weke753,660/
Woka751,522/
Voke75698/
Woki75662/
Wook75493/
Wouk75369/
Hwok75345/
Wock75185/
Wuke75172/
Woik7581/
Woyk7541/
Uoke757/
Wäke757/
Wuok752/
Woky752/
Woce751/
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Whok751/
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Wokt751/
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Woidtke73185/
Woskett73100/
Woodtke7382/
Woodkey7381/
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Woschke7326/
Wodtcke7322/
Woocker7321/
Whooker738/
Wodtkey737/
Woydtke737/
Woehcke731/
Woodkee731/
Woothke731/
Wooskey730/
Wakei672,394/
Wakie672,261/
Vocke671,951/
Vooke671,426/
Vokey671,328/
Wecke671,211/
Woche671,207/
Woock67742/
Weeke67740/
Wocki67482/
Wakeu67294/
Wakey67214/
Wakea67196/
Watke67177/
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Wauke67160/
Woigk67153/
Woischke67137/
Vhoke67121/
Woick67115/
Wacke67112/
Waeke67108/
Wakeh67104/
Wujke6794/
Wocks6792/
Woika6768/
Wucke6763/
Wehke6756/
Wakee6754/
Wekke6745/
Wokai6744/
Woiki6742/
Wekhe6739/
Wosky6738/
Wooki6738/
Woogk6736/
Waake6735/
Votke6734/
Vodke6733/
Wouki6729/
Woyka6727/
Wuike6725/
Wekei6722/
Wouka6722/
Wakke6721/
Voike6720/
Woyck6719/
Wocka6718/
Wocky6718/
Wakhe6718/
Wheke6718/
Wuzke6718/
Wukie6715/
Wokaa6715/
Wöcke6715/
Wuyke6713/
Bokej6712/
Wojck6711/
Wueke6710/
Wukeh6710/
Wougk677/
Vouke677/
Wekee677/
Wojka677/
Wotdk677/
Wokha676/
Wekeh675/
Wojki675/
Wäcke675/
Wojtk674/
Wekie674/
Woßky674/
Wohka673/
Wooka673/
Vokke673/
Woodk672/
Vokei672/
Wouck672/
Hwuke672/
Wekea672/
Voßke672/
Hweke671/
Huoke671/
Wakez671/
Vwoka671/
Wukes671/
Wookj671/
Woosk671/
Voeke671/
Wokph671/
Wokih671/
Wgake671/
Whoka671/
Whake671/
Vokeh671/
Wekej671/
Woygk671/
Wukei671/
Wücke671/
Woschker671/
Woshk671/
Woque671/
Wooky671/
Woeki671/
Woeky671/
Woidtkey671/
Wokay671/
Wokip671/
Wokiy671/
Wokoa671/
Wokoi671/
Whoyk671/
Wekey671/
Wokct671/
Woice670/
Whock670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woke
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