Kwek Surname
Approximately 15,601 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 13,237 | 1:416 | 70 |
| Malaysia | 1,174 | 1:25,123 | 2,257 |
| Hong Kong | 351 | 1:20,899 | 456 |
| United States | 188 | 1:1,927,973 | 124,806 |
| Thailand | 146 | 1:483,824 | 84,756 |
| Indonesia | 132 | 1:1,001,888 | 73,451 |
| Philippines | 96 | 1:1,054,565 | 88,381 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
- guopatrickA Chinese-Indonesian surname which is usually derived from the Mandarin Chinese surname, Guo, or its variants, like Kwok or Kuok or Kwek.
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Kwek Political Affiliation
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Kwek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwek is found most frequently in Singapore. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,996th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 467,120 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kwek reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 171,105th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,962 people.
This last name is most common in Singapore, where it is borne by 13,237 people, or 1 in 416. Apart from Singapore it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 2 percent reside.
Kwek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kwek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 18,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kwek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kwek last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.63% being 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwiek | 89 | 3,171 | / |
| Kweke | 89 | 88 | / |
| Kweik | 89 | 42 | / |
| Kweek | 89 | 38 | / |
| Kweck | 89 | 27 | / |
| Kweks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kweak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kwuek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khwek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkwek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khweke | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kwecke | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kweeke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwieck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kweike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkweek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuek | 75 | 16,400 | / |
| Kwik | 75 | 2,746 | / |
| Gwek | 75 | 221 | / |
| Kwec | 75 | 111 | / |
| Kwyk | 75 | 29 | / |
| Cwek | 75 | 28 | / |
| Qwek | 75 | 18 | / |
| Kwex | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwjk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kweekeh | 73 | 62 | / |
| Cwiek | 67 | 775 | / |
| Kueck | 67 | 587 | / |
| Kwaik | 67 | 438 | / |
| Kwick | 67 | 233 | / |
| Kwike | 67 | 179 | / |
| Kwegh | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kweqe | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kueke | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hkwik | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gweek | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kuhek | 67 | 23 | / |
| Cweke | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kwiec | 67 | 14 | / |
| Quwek | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gweke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nkweg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hkwjk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwheg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cweck | 67 | 0 | / |
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