Yok Surname

31,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Yok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia7,5721:2,045441
South Sudan6,3411:1,800359
Malaysia1,1031:26,7402,366
Turkey9911:78,5287,187
Indonesia3501:377,85532,318
Papua New Guinea1691:48,2476,005
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Russia841:1,715,751112,504
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
China121:113,943,4645,994
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India101:76,706,538639,611
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Brunei81:52,3411,746
France81:8,302,840321,660
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Yok (20,099) may also be a first name.

Yok Last Name Facts

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

Yok (Marathi: यॉक, Russian: Йок, Tibetan: ཡོག་) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yok? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,079th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 424,064 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Yok are found; 53 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 37,652nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 20,099 people.

The last name Yok is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 7,572 people, or 1 in 2,045. In Cambodia Yok is most frequent in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent reside, Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent reside and Battambang Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Cambodia Yok exists in 59 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 37 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Yok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yok has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Yok last name are 22.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76% being registered to vote for the party.

Yok earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoke863,042/
Ayok862,628/
Yock861,566/
Yoak861,135/
Yook86560/
Oyok86542/
Yoyk86435/
Uyok86399/
Eyok86302/
Hyok86121/
Yiok8613/
Yokh867/
Yodk865/
Yokk865/
Yokz861/
Yozk861/
Yoqk861/
Yohk861/
Yokc861/
Yokp861/
Yokt861/
Yokx861/
Yosk861/
Yk80448/
Aiyok75326/
Ayhok75153/
Youck75135/
Yocke7572/
Hoyok7563/
Uiyok7540/
Hayok7524/
Ayiok756/
Yookh755/
Uyhok754/
Heyok753/
Huyok753/
Yokhe753/
Yokcs753/
Oyhok752/
Oyock752/
Yokke752/
Yhook751/
Yiokk751/
Hyokh751/
Hyock751/
Yokkp751/
Yockh751/
Yoack751/
Yokch751/
Yozkz751/
Yotke750/
Jok67110,301/
Yak6751,441/
Yoc6714,886/
Yik671,981/
Hyk67441/
Yox67435/
Eyk67248/
Yog67242/
Ayk6788/
Oyk6761/
Iok6745/
Oik6744/
Yokova6737/
Uyk6726/
Ykk6719/
Ykh6717/
Yhk6716/
Aiyoke6715/
Eok6714/
Yke6710/
Ykz6710/
Jyk679/
Yck678/
Yoq677/
Ygk677/
Yzk677/
Hayock676/
Ykg675/
Ojk675/
Yokowa674/
Ykq673/
Ykt673/
Yqk673/
Oyioke672/
Eyioke672/
Ykc672/
Ytk672/
Yoakkh671/
Ēyk671/
Ayioke671/
Ykx671/
Youock671/
Yosksh671/
Aayook671/
Yoksch670/
Eyhock670/

Yok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yok in the Marathi language
यॉकyoka-
Yok in the Tibetan language
ཡོག་yok83.33
ཨོཏ་ota16.67
Yok in the Russian language
Йокjok-

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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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  • 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 Yok
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