Kwook Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kwook Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kwook Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwook occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwook? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Kwook live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwok89152,344/
Kwock80741/
Kwoke8039/
Nkwok807/
Khwok806/
Kwoks803/
Kwokg801/
Khwoek731/
Kwak67217,905/
Kuok679,647/
Gwok6762/
Kwoková6710/
Qwok677/
Kwog674/
Cwok673/
Kwuk672/
Kwokova672/
Kwochke671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwook
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