Youk Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Youk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Youk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3401:45,5501,772
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
France291:2,290,439180,028
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
South Korea181:2,846,681560
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Youk (598) may also be a first name.

Youk Last Name Facts

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

Youk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻙ, Russian: Йоук) is most common in Cambodia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Youk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Youk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 482,070th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,546,376 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Youk reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Youk is also the 341,904th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 598 people.

The surname Youk is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 45,550. In Cambodia Youk is most frequent in: Sihanoukville Province, where 15 percent live, Kampot Province, where 13 percent live and Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Cambodia this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Youk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Youk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Youk surname rose 996 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Youk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Youk last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Youk earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $47,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.26% more than the national average, earning $71,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youck89135/
Youke89135/
Hyouk897/
Eyouk892/
Youkp891/
Youtk891/
Yuk8628,529/
Yaouke80390/
Eyouck80139/
Eyouke8017/
Youcke8011/
Yahouk804/
Youskk802/
Heyouk801/
Yougke801/
Youcks800/
Ayok752,628/
Yauk751,419/
Yook75560/
Oyok75542/
Yuke75501/
Uyok75399/
Oyuk75311/
Eyok75302/
Ojuk75296/
Jouk75224/
Eyuk75129/
Youx75113/
Hyuk75102/
Youg7587/
Yuck7548/
Yukh7547/
Yaok7537/
Uyuk7532/
Youc7513/
Yiok7513/
Yukk753/
Yukg752/
Youq752/
Eouk752/
Iouk751/
Yutk751/
Oiuk751/
Yukq751/
Yukz751/
Hayyouk731/
Youthke730/
Yough671,067/
Joukh67500/
Oyuke67372/
Yauck67331/
Hoyuk67246/
Ayhok67153/
Yukht6790/
Hoyok6763/
Huyuk6757/
Ayyuk6727/
Heyuk6727/
Yucke6725/
Aiyuk6724/
Hayok6724/
Jouke6723/
Yauke6722/
Goyuk6717/
Eyoug6717/
Hyoux6714/
Yahuk6711/
Hyuck6710/
Gojuk679/
Youjg677/
Hojuk676/
Geyuk675/
Joyok675/
Yookh675/
Uyuke674/
Uyhok674/
Ojuks674/
Jojuk673/
Huyok673/
Heyok673/
Yousc672/
Ihouk672/
Oyhok672/
Oyock672/
Ojuck671/
Heouk671/
Yauuk671/
Yeook671/
Yoaug671/
Yojok671/
Yukke671/
Uyyuk671/
Oyoek671/
Yuksz671/
Ijouk671/
Joukz671/
Ojiuk671/
Ojuuk671/
Yougp671/
Yaukh671/
Yaouq671/
Eyuck671/
Ioukh671/
Yushk671/
Yougc671/
Yukkp671/
Yukbp671/
Yukgh671/
Yoyuc671/
Yhook671/
Yiokk671/
Yousg670/
Jouhk670/
Yougt670/
Yougs670/
Youhg670/
Yougg670/

Youk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Youk in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﻙywk-
Youk in the Russian language
Йоукjouk-

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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
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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 Youk
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