Kwak Surname

2,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea207,8181:24735
United States5,6891:63,7127,460
Poland1,1831:32,1294,944
Netherlands7911:21,3493,387
Canada4531:81,3379,068
Hong Kong2811:26,105494
Thailand2191:322,55055,591
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Singapore1971:27,9581,070
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
Germany1341:600,78748,250
Japan1141:1,121,44121,240
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
France471:1,413,249138,595
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
England451:1,238,17956,985
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
China261:52,589,2912,849
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
North Korea161:1,569,81566
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Guam81:20,0153,029
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
India61:127,844,230863,365
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

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.

- guopatrick

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwake89467/
Kwaik89438/
Kwaak89310/
Kwack89193/
Kwauk8925/
Kwahk8923/
Kwhak892/
Khwak892/
Kwaśk891/
Kwakk891/
Kweak891/
Kwagk891/
Kwaske8075/
Kwakhe8033/
Kwayke8011/
Khwake806/
Kwaike803/
Kgwake801/
Kwok75152,344/
Kuak751,148/
Gwak75374/
Kwag75122/
Qwak759/
Cwak752/
Kwagh671,088/
Kwock67741/
Kuake67113/
Kweik6742/
Kwoke6739/
Kuack6718/
Gwack6711/
Cwaik6710/
Kwook677/
Nkwok677/
Khwok676/
Qwake674/
Kwoks673/
Kwaqu673/
Gwake673/
Kuahk672/
Gwaik671/
Qwaak671/
Kwahg671/
Kuakh671/
Kwagg671/
Qwajk671/
Kwokg671/
Kuask671/
Gweak671/
Cwake670/

Kwak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwak in the Arabic language
كواكkwak-

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