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 Kwak Salary in
United States
$51,789 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwak (Arabic: كواك) is found in South Korea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,540th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 33,444 people. The last name Kwak occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kwak reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. Kwak is also the 577,234th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 240 people.
This last name is most prevalent in South Korea, where it is borne by 207,818 people, or 1 in 247. In South Korea Kwak is most numerous in: Gyeonggi Province, where 21 percent are found, Seoul, where 19 percent are found and Busan, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Korea this last name occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Poland, where 1 percent are found.
Kwak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kwak last name are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.06% being registered with 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwak
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