Kawok Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Kawok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Kawok (31) may also be a first name.
Kawok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawok Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kawok (Arabic: كاووك) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawok? popularity and diffusion
Kawok is the 1,736,881st most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname Kawok occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Kawok reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kawok is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 31 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 97,068. In Papua New Guinea Kawok is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 30 percent reside, West Sepik, where 27 percent reside and New Ireland, where 18 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Kawok exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Egypt, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawouk | 91 | 31 | / |
| Kawook | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kawwok | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kawhok | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khawok | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khawwok | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kawak | 80 | 521 | / |
| Kawuk | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kowok | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kavok | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kewok | 80 | 17 | / |
| Qawok | 80 | 9 | / |
| Cawok | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kawog | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kawake | 73 | 362 | / |
| Kowoke | 73 | 95 | / |
| Qawock | 73 | 86 | / |
| Khawak | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kabook | 73 | 22 | / |
| Kawuke | 73 | 19 | / |
| Kaiwak | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kavoke | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kabouk | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kawack | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kawuuk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kavouk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kauwak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kabokh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keawak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kewhok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaywak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawohc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaswuk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kewouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kabock | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kawough | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khewhok | 67 | 8 | / |
| Koswosk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khawakh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kawoogh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khawuak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kowouke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaeweuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahawak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiswak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawuke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaawack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaywoog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahawog | 67 | 1 | / |
Kawok Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kawok in the Arabic language | ||
| كاووك | kawwk | - |
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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 Kawok
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