Kwik Surname

158,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Kwik 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.

Kwik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan1,5081:5,8641,165
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Poland1661:228,96829,641
Netherlands1401:120,62318,951
Yemen1331:198,6868,500
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Palestine611:74,5716,147
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Canada551:669,92054,285
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Australia361:749,88148,970
Sweden341:289,61020,124
England341:1,638,76668,634
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France61:11,070,454349,096
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Kwik (1,264) may also be a first name.

Kwik 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

Kwik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwik (Arabic: كويك) is found in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kwik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 158,951st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,653,877 people. Kwik occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Kwik reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 58 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 221,982nd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 1,264 people.

The last name Kwik is most prevalent in Jordan, where it is carried by 1,508 people, or 1 in 5,864. In Jordan it is mostly concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 89 percent live, Zarqa Governorate, where 10 percent live and Irbid Governorate, where 0 percent live. Excluding Jordan it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Poland, where 6 percent live.

Kwik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kwik has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kwik last name increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kwik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kwik last name is principally Greek Orthodox (57%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kwik last name are 17.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kwik earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.31% more than the national average, earning $53,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $50,435 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwiek893,171/
Kwaik89438/
Kwick89233/
Kwike89179/
Kweik8942/
Hkwik8925/
Kwaike803/
Kwiske802/
Kwieck801/
Kweike801/
Kwuike801/
Kwek7515,601/
Kuik753,675/
Cwik752,110/
Kwyk7529/
Kwic759/
Qwik759/
Gwik752/
Kwjk751/
Cwiek67775/
Cwiok67229/
Cwick67211/
Kuike67205/
Kuick67153/
Kweke6788/
Kweek6738/
Gwike6727/
Kweck6727/
Qwick6718/
Kwiec6714/
Cwaik6710/
Kcuik679/
Kuiks677/
Kuisk674/
Cwigk672/
Kweix671/
Kuikk671/
Kweks671/
Kweak671/
Kwuek671/
Hkwjk671/
Cwoik671/
Khwek671/
Nkwek671/
Gwiek671/
Gwaik671/
Kwisc671/
Ggwik671/

Kwik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwik in the Arabic language
كويكkwyk-

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