Gwak Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Gwak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
South Korea871:588,968264
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Guam161:10,0081,526
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
North Korea41:6,279,26291
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England31:18,572,686338,250
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gwak (11) may also be a first name.

Gwak Last Name Facts

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

Gwak is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gwak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwak is the 763,307th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name Gwak occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Gwak reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gwak is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 2,369,013. In The United States Gwak is most common in: California, where 31 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Gwak is found in 18 countries. It is also found in South Korea, where 23 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.

Gwak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gwak last name are 8.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.84% registered with the party.

The amount Gwak earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 117.8% more than the national average, earning $108,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwack8911/
Gwake893/
Gweak891/
Gwaik891/
Gwaske809/
Gwatke809/
Kgwake801/
Kwak75217,905/
Gwok7562/
Gvak7538/
Guak7532/
Gwag7523/
Qwak759/
Cwak752/
Gwakowa731/
Kwake67467/
Kwaik67438/
Kwaak67310/
Kwack67193/
Gwaqu6794/
Nguak6745/
Kwauk6725/
Kwahk6723/
Gwagh6722/
Ngwok6720/
Gwock6712/
Gwoke6710/
Cwaik6710/
Ngwaq679/
Qwake674/
Ghuak674/
Guake673/
Kwhak672/
Guack672/
Ghbak672/
Kwaśk671/
Qwaak671/
Kwagk671/
Kwakk671/
Kweak671/
Qwajk671/
Gwags671/
Guahk671/
Gwagg670/
Cwake670/

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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 Gwak
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