Guek Surname
Approximately 6,099 people bear this surname
Guek Surname User-submission:
A Chinese-Indonesian surname which is usually derived from the Mandarin Chinese surname, Guo, or its variants, like Kwok or Kuok or Kwek.
Guek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 5,813 | 1:1,964 | 387 |
| Malaysia | 126 | 1:234,081 | 13,392 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1:83,746 | 1,811 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Guek (4,244) may also be a first name.
Guek Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Chinese-Indonesian surname which is usually derived from the Mandarin Chinese surname, Guo, or its variants, like Kwok or Kuok or Kwek.
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Guek Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Guek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guek (Russian: Гуек) occurs in South Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 79,930th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,194,876 people. The last name Guek is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Guek reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 106,379th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 4,244 people.
The last name Guek is most commonly held in South Sudan, where it is borne by 5,813 people, or 1 in 1,964. Besides South Sudan this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Guek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Guek surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gueck | 89 | 184 | / |
| Gueke | 89 | 76 | / |
| Gueek | 89 | 0 | / |
| Gek | 86 | 2,244 | / |
| Guecks | 80 | 10 | / |
| Guekkh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gueike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gueake | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guecke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gueske | 80 | 0 | / |
| Quek | 75 | 51,049 | / |
| Kuek | 75 | 16,400 | / |
| Geck | 75 | 3,231 | / |
| Ngek | 75 | 3,201 | / |
| Guex | 75 | 2,543 | / |
| Geke | 75 | 568 | / |
| Gekk | 75 | 529 | / |
| Giek | 75 | 385 | / |
| Gwek | 75 | 221 | / |
| Guik | 75 | 63 | / |
| Cuek | 75 | 11 | / |
| Geek | 75 | 8 | / |
| Geyk | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kgek | 75 | 4 | / |
| Guec | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gueg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ghek | 75 | 2 | / |
| Guyk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gekp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gekq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gekz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gujk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guedtke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Queck | 67 | 2,092 | / |
| Gekht | 67 | 918 | / |
| Gieck | 67 | 863 | / |
| Kueck | 67 | 587 | / |
| Gique | 67 | 356 | / |
| Gieke | 67 | 286 | / |
| Geeck | 67 | 205 | / |
| Geque | 67 | 156 | / |
| Getke | 67 | 140 | / |
| Gheck | 67 | 74 | / |
| Gigue | 67 | 35 | / |
| Guick | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gejke | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kueke | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gegue | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gweek | 67 | 24 | / |
| Guike | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kuhek | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gecke | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gedke | 67 | 19 | / |
| Queke | 67 | 16 | / |
| Quwek | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gweke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gesck | 67 | 10 | / |
| Queek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gheko | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nggek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gehke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cueck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gekke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gheke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hquek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quetk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gweak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngekg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geshk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gheik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quekc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guetq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gveyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gessk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkuec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgekp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgeks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guisk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geekz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geeke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Couek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gveke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geckz | 67 | 0 | / |
Guek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guek in the Russian language | ||
| Гуек | guek | - |
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