Gwack Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gwack Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gwack Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwack is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwack? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwack is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Gwack are found; 45 percent are found in Central Africa and 45 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Gwack is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent reside, Centre Region, where 20 percent reside and East Region, where 20 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Gwack exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and South Korea, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwak89374/
Kwack80193/
Gwock8012/
Gwake803/
Guack802/
Gweak801/
Gwaik801/
Ngwock7313/
Gwatke739/
Gwaske739/
Gwacch731/
Kgwake731/
Kwak67217,905/
Gwok6762/
Guac6738/
Gvak6738/
Guak6732/
Gwag6723/
Qwak679/
Gbac675/
Cwac672/
Cwak672/
Gwakowa671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gwack
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