Kook is used as a family name or surname in South Korea. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kook
No. of characters: 4
Origin: South Korea
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kook

How popular is Kook?

Kook is common in South Korea.

Kook is ranked 33883 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kooks grew by 7.85124 per cent to 522 since 2000 and ranked 41657 after elevating 560 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 51.53 60.33
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 44.83 36.78
Others 1.34 0
Hispanic or Latino 1.15 0
Kook is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Korea which signifies that it is originated from South Korea. Around 14696 people have been found who wears Kook as their family name. Kook is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,318 China8
103,759 Spain8
38,459 New Zealand7
48,950 Moldova6
10,202 Egypt5
15,749 Finland3
14,078 Japan3
108,034 Italy3
10,395 Latvia2
54,641 Sweden2
3,437 Sudan2
28,083 Romania2
19,046 Ireland2
31,767 Greece2
900 Laos2
44,018 Poland2
40,256 Mexico2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
169,904 Brazil1
12,741 Ecuador1
12,270 Lebanon1
2,374 Bermuda1
107,212 South Africa1
37,493 Austria1
7,191 Afghanistan1
10,958 Bangladesh1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
7,941 Guatemala1
7,292 Vietnam1
5,916 Mozambique1
66,560 Philippines1
8,859 Iraq1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
38,841 Scotland1
29,595 Iran1
5,553 Taiwan1
9,498 Iceland1
20,172 Hungary1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
13,447 Uganda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
69,550 England48
28,564 Switzerland36
119,358 Ukraine32
52,530 Belgium22
28,338 Norway20
285,919 Indonesia20
460,058 India17
58,753 Belarus16
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,516 Hong Kong95
38,590 Canada83
66,582 Argentina60
5,248 Singapore59
Countries with hundreds of Kook:
38,585 United States728
15,276 Germany672
4,661 Malaysia481
286 Thailand400
631 Estonia260
5,507 Israel200
17,243 Netherlands159
106,224 Russia108
9,561 Colombia105
23,719 Australia102
Countries with ten thousands of Kook:
148 South Korea10,824
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Thomas Kook and immigrant Ann Kook from Great Britain aboard the Eliza Ann from Liverpool during the Irish famine. Thomas is registered to be 21 years old when he arrived in USA on May 6, 1847.

Kook Namesakes

  • Abraham Isaac Kook, Chief Rabbi
  • Hillel Kook, Politician
  • Arielle Kook, Actor
  • Abraham Isaac Kook, Chief Rabbi
  • Abraham Isaac Kook, Chief Rabbi
  • Abraham Isaac Kook, Chief Rabbi
  • Hillel Kook, Politician
  • Shannon Kook, Actor
  • Hillel Kook, Politician
  • Moon Kook-hyun, Political leader

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