Kwak Surname
Approximately 217,905 people bear this surname
Kwak Surname User-submission:
One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.
The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.
Kwak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 207,818 | 1:247 | 35 |
| United States | 5,689 | 1:63,712 | 7,460 |
| Poland | 1,183 | 1:32,129 | 4,944 |
| Netherlands | 791 | 1:21,349 | 3,387 |
| Canada | 453 | 1:81,337 | 9,068 |
| Hong Kong | 281 | 1:26,105 | 494 |
| Thailand | 219 | 1:322,550 | 55,591 |
| Australia | 203 | 1:132,984 | 14,423 |
| Singapore | 197 | 1:27,958 | 1,070 |
| Indonesia | 139 | 1:951,433 | 70,299 |
| Germany | 134 | 1:600,787 | 48,250 |
| Japan | 114 | 1:1,121,441 | 21,240 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Paraguay | 23 | 1:314,641 | 4,957 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| North Korea | 16 | 1:1,569,815 | 66 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Kwak (240) may also be a first name.
Kwak Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.
The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.
- guopatrickKwak Demographics
Average Male Kwak Height
175.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kwak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwak (Arabic: كواك) is more commonly found in South Korea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,540th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 33,444 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kwak live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 577,234th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 240 people.
This last name is most numerous in South Korea, where it is borne by 207,818 people, or 1 in 247. In South Korea Kwak is most frequent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 21 percent reside, Seoul, where 19 percent reside and Busan, where 9 percent reside. Beside South Korea Kwak occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.
Kwak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kwak are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.06% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kwak earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.99% more than the national average, earning R 349,308 per year; in United States they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning $51,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $54,920 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwake | 89 | 467 | / |
| Kwaik | 89 | 438 | / |
| Kwaak | 89 | 310 | / |
| Kwack | 89 | 193 | / |
| Kwauk | 89 | 25 | / |
| Kwahk | 89 | 23 | / |
| Kwhak | 89 | 2 | / |
| Khwak | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kwaśk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kwakk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kweak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kwagk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kwaske | 80 | 75 | / |
| Kwakhe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Kwayke | 80 | 11 | / |
| Khwake | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kwaike | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kgwake | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwok | 75 | 152,344 | / |
| Kuak | 75 | 1,148 | / |
| Gwak | 75 | 374 | / |
| Kwag | 75 | 122 | / |
| Qwak | 75 | 9 | / |
| Cwak | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwagh | 67 | 1,088 | / |
| Kwock | 67 | 741 | / |
| Kuake | 67 | 113 | / |
| Kweik | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kwoke | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kuack | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gwack | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cwaik | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwook | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkwok | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khwok | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qwake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwoks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwaqu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwake | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuahk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwaak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwagg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwajk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwokg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuask | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwake | 67 | 0 | / |
Kwak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kwak in the Arabic language | ||
| كواك | kwak | - |
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