Kwok Surname

3,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Kwok Surname User-submission:

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

Kwok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong113,0631:6513
Singapore15,4501:35659
United States7,7931:46,5115,660
Canada4,5051:8,1791,208
Macau3,2181:18749
Australia1,4991:18,0092,520
China1,2511:1,092,983301
Malaysia1,2451:23,6902,149
England1,1021:50,5616,266
Thailand6311:111,94716,435
Indonesia3581:369,41131,678
South Korea2931:174,881185
New Zealand2741:16,5272,887
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
Philippines1401:723,13072,541
Scotland1321:40,5593,794
United Arab Emirates1191:76,9947,015
Brazil1141:1,877,84560,321
Mauritius1041:12,4372,677
France891:746,32392,306
Japan701:1,826,34726,665
Poland661:575,89053,502
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Northern Ireland421:43,9293,909
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Wales311:99,8247,946
Finland211:261,74820,300
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Guam211:7,6251,143
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Tonga91:11,924307
Belize91:39,4972,328
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
India61:127,844,230863,365
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Swaziland41:324,550996
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kwok (18,364) may also be a first name.

Kwok Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- dariannk

Kwok Last Name Facts

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

Kwok is more frequently found in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwok? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,686th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 47,836 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kwok reside; 77 percent reside in East Asia and 77 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 40,232nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 18,364 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 113,063 people, or 1 in 65. Without taking into account Hong Kong Kwok exists in 75 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Kwok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kwok has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kwok surname rose 155,860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kwok Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kwok are 19.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.78% registered with the party.

The amount Kwok earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 22.11% more than the national average, earning R 290,172 per year; in United States they earn 15.97% more than the national average, earning $50,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.18% more than the national average, earning $58,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwock89741/
Kwoke8939/
Nkwok897/
Kwook897/
Khwok896/
Kwoks893/
Kwokg891/
Kwak75217,905/
Kuok759,647/
Gwok7562/
Qwok757/
Kwog754/
Cwok753/
Kwuk752/
Kwoková7310/
Kwokova732/
Kwochke731/
Kwake67467/
Kwaak67310/
Kwack67193/
Kwauk6725/
Kwahk6723/
Ngwok6720/
Gwock6712/
Gwoke6710/
Khwak672/
Kwhak672/
Kwuke671/
Kuoke671/
Kwakk671/
Kwagk671/
Kwaśk671/
Cwoik671/
Qwock670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwok
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