Quek Surname

10,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Quek Surname Definition:

V. Queck ante.

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Quek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore44,0561:12516
Malaysia4,0211:7,335897
Thailand1,3341:52,9526,293
Hong Kong6611:11,098328
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
Australia2441:110,63812,326
England1531:364,17025,923
Canada1061:347,60031,502
China501:27,346,4311,485
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Macau41:150,408604
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Quek (3,170) may also be a first name.

Quek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Queck ante.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Quek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quek occurs more in Singapore more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quek? popularity and diffusion

Quek is the 10,997th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 142,756 people. Quek is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Quek are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Sinio-Southeast Asia. Quek is also the 127,677th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 3,170 people.

The last name Quek is most common in Singapore, where it is held by 44,056 people, or 1 in 125. Without taking into account Singapore this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Quek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quek surname grew 13,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quek surname are 16.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 56.36% more than the national average, earning $67,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.02% more than the national average, earning $66,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Queck892,092/
Queke8916/
Quwek8912/
Queek898/
Hquek893/
Quetk892/
Quekc891/
Quiek891/
Qek867/
Quecke80348/
Queike801/
Quieck801/
Queeck801/
Kuek7516,400/
Guek756,099/
Quik75839/
Quex75718/
Queg7543/
Qhek7530/
Qwek7518/
Qeke7517/
Cuek7511/
Quec757/
Qekk753/
Qekp751/
Cqek751/
Qesk751/
Qeak751/
Qujk751/
Qedk751/
Qegk751/
Qekc751/
Qekg751/
Qekx751/
Queakeh731/
Quick6744,359/
Kueck67587/
Gueck67184/
Quiec67183/
Gqeke6781/
Quäck6772/
Kueke6728/
Quecq6728/
Kuhek6723/
Qukiq6721/
Quaik6711/
Qucik6710/
Qheke677/
Quegg677/
Quike676/
Cueck674/
Quecková671/
Queeg671/
Quidk671/
Quyck671/
Quisk671/
Kwuek671/
Quyke671/
Queiksch671/
Quequ671/
Quqyk671/
Qeatk671/
Queyc671/
Qeqks671/
Qiekc671/
Qieck670/
Gueek670/
Quigk670/
Couek670/
Quiks670/

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