Qwek Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Qwek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Qwek (23) may also be a first name.
Qwek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qwek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qwek is more commonly found in Singapore than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Qwek.
How Common Is The Last Name Qwek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Qwek is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Qwek reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Sinio-Southeast Asia. Qwek is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name Qwek is most commonly used in Singapore, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 323,983. Beside Singapore this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quwek | 89 | 12 | / |
| Quek | 75 | 51,049 | / |
| Kwek | 75 | 15,601 | / |
| Gwek | 75 | 221 | / |
| Qweq | 75 | 44 | / |
| Cwek | 75 | 28 | / |
| Qwik | 75 | 9 | / |
| Qweg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwiek | 67 | 3,171 | / |
| Queck | 67 | 2,092 | / |
| Cwiek | 67 | 775 | / |
| Kweke | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kweik | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kweek | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kweck | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gweek | 67 | 24 | / |
| Qwick | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cweke | 67 | 17 | / |
| Queke | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gweke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Queek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hquek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quetk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quekc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwajk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khwek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cweck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Qwek
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis