Kawk Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kawk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kawk Last Name Facts

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

Kawk is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Kawk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kawk are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Kawk is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 33 percent live, Minnesota, where 33 percent live and New Jersey, where 33 percent live. Barring The United States Kawk occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Kawk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kawk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kawk last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaewk8918/
Kawke891/
Kaewkh802/
Khawkh801/
Khawke801/
Kowk7562/
Kabk757/
Kafk757/
Kawq755/
Kewk752/
Kawg752/
Cawk751/
Kawc751/
Kawková7327/
Cawke67490/
Kafke6790/
Kaewc673/
Caewk673/
Kavke672/
Kevwk671/
Cawkg671/
Kawgh671/
Kaabk671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kawk
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