Kuwok Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kuwok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kuwok Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuwok occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwok? popularity and diffusion

Kuwok is the 2,293,424th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kuwok live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 2,320,161. In Indonesia Kuwok is most frequent in: Jakarta, where 95 percent reside and Papua, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Kuwok exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouwouk831/
Kouwoke831/
Kuwak80131/
Kuwuk8067/
Kowok8028/
Kiwok8025/
Cuwok8011/
Kuvoke734/
Kiwook733/
Kauwak732/
Kuwake732/
Kuyuok731/
Kouwak731/
Kouvok731/
Koubok731/
Kubock731/
Kouwog731/
Kuhbock6712/
Kushwak674/
Kouwack672/
Kouvouk672/
Kkiwook671/
Keubouk671/
Kuswahk671/

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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 Kuwok
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