Kwek Surname

33,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Kwek 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.

Kwek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore13,2371:41670
Malaysia1,1741:25,1232,257
Hong Kong3511:20,899456
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Thailand1461:483,82484,756
Indonesia1321:1,001,88873,451
Philippines961:1,054,56588,381
Australia641:421,80833,593
Poland451:844,63965,213
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
China201:68,366,0783,721
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kwek (1,962) may also be a first name.

Kwek 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

A Chinese-Indonesian surname which is usually derived from the Mandarin Chinese surname, Guo, or its variants, like Kwok or Kuok or Kwek.

- dariannk

Kwek Last Name Facts

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

Kwek is borne by more people in Singapore than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,996th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 467,120 people. The surname Kwek is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kwek live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 171,105th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 1,962 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Singapore, where it is held by 13,237 people, or 1 in 416. Not including Singapore this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 2 percent are found.

Kwek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kwek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kwek surname increased 18,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kwek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kwek are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kwek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 40.48% more than the national average, earning $60,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.46% more than the national average, earning $62,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwiek893,171/
Kweke8988/
Kweik8942/
Kweek8938/
Kweck8927/
Kweks891/
Kweak891/
Kwuek891/
Khwek891/
Nkwek891/
Khweke8017/
Kwecke809/
Kweeke802/
Kwieck801/
Kweike801/
Nkweek801/
Kuek7516,400/
Kwik752,746/
Gwek75221/
Kwec75111/
Kwyk7529/
Cwek7528/
Qwek7518/
Kwex752/
Kwjk751/
Kweekeh7362/
Cwiek67775/
Kueck67587/
Kwaik67438/
Kwick67233/
Kwike67179/
Kwegh6757/
Kweqe6747/
Kueke6728/
Hkwik6725/
Gweek6724/
Kuhek6723/
Cweke6717/
Kwiec6714/
Quwek6712/
Gweke6711/
Nkweg675/
Hkwjk671/
Gwiek671/
Gweak671/
Kwheg671/
Kweix671/
Cweck670/

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