Hwak Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Hwak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Hwak (17) may also be a first name.
Hwak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hwak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hwak occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hwak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Hwak reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hwak is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 17 people.
This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 2,593,121. In Indonesia Hwak is most common in: Riau Islands, where 76 percent live, North Sumatra, where 16 percent live and Riau, where 8 percent live. Other than Indonesia Hwak exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khwak | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hwaik | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wak | 86 | 3,221 | / |
| Khwake | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chwake | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chwack | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wake | 75 | 21,058 | / |
| Wack | 75 | 3,976 | / |
| Waak | 75 | 650 | / |
| Weak | 75 | 442 | / |
| Hwok | 75 | 345 | / |
| Wakh | 75 | 237 | / |
| Huak | 75 | 230 | / |
| Waik | 75 | 205 | / |
| Wauk | 75 | 77 | / |
| Wajk | 75 | 51 | / |
| Hvak | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hbak | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wakk | 75 | 5 | / |
| Waśk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hwag | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vhak | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whak | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jwak | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vwak | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wahk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwac | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwax | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwaikeh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Chwaikh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Chwuatk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waack | 67 | 2,374 | / |
| Whack | 67 | 485 | / |
| Waike | 67 | 470 | / |
| Watke | 67 | 177 | / |
| Wauke | 67 | 160 | / |
| Khuak | 67 | 117 | / |
| Wacke | 67 | 112 | / |
| Chvak | 67 | 109 | / |
| Wahak | 67 | 93 | / |
| Weake | 67 | 90 | / |
| Vahak | 67 | 51 | / |
| Waszk | 67 | 45 | / |
| Waick | 67 | 43 | / |
| Khvak | 67 | 40 | / |
| Waake | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wackt | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wauck | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chuak | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wakke | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waaks | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wakhe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chwok | 67 | 18 | / |
| Håvak | 67 | 14 | / |
| Huake | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wackå | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khwok | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uhack | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wayke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waikh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vhake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weack | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huack | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waykh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhbak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jwajk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wausk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwagh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jwack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwwak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wathk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waskh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgauk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waask | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waugk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waisk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuack | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wasks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hwak
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