Where Does The Last Name Woks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Woks is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Woks is the 3,882,373^rd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Woks occurs mostly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Woks reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Woks is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Woks is mostly found in: Western, where 79 percent live, Morobe, where 14 percent live and Madang, where 7 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Woks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Woks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woks last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.