Kwak is used as a family name or surname in South Korea. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kwak
No. of characters: 4
Origin: South Korea
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kwak

How popular is Kwak?

Kwak is common in South Korea.

Kwak is ranked 3440 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kwaks grew by 26.48178 per cent to 4652 since 2000 and ranked 7184 after elevating 1095 spots. The last name was found in around 16 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 84.69 80.21
White 13.39 16.88
Others 1.33 2.37
Hispanic or Latino 0.34 0.33
Kwak is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Korea which signifies that it is originated from South Korea. Around 157588 people have been found who wears Kwak as their family name. Kwak is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
823,980 India6
2,028 Vietnam5
66 North Korea4
32,695 Nigeria3
2,113 Taiwan3
24,766 Scotland2
23,344 Austria2
1,333 Guam2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
18,718 Thailand2
20,035 Uzbekistan2
1,256 Myanmar2
19,046 Ireland2
5,936 Bahrain2
18,969 Wales1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
34,581 Chile1
1,179 Swaziland1
15,705 Cameroon1
24,771 Colombia1
25,746 Finland1
2,715 Gabon1
7,191 Afghanistan1
49,529 Israel1
17,575 Kuwait1
2,024 Mongolia1
11,510 Oman1
5,924 Paraguay1
24,176 Qatar1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
28,365 Kenya1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,429 New Zealand45
95,259 Italy45
21,712 Sweden44
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
58,436 Spain30
1,808 China25
3,209 Japan22
52,530 Belgium22
377,825 Russia17
186,451 Ukraine16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,526 Singapore71
17,456 Switzerland63
Countries with hundreds of Kwak:
3,280 Netherlands780
8,538 Poland716
19,380 Germany538
8,805 Canada458
34,535 Philippines322
39,145 Indonesia250
49,962 Brazil207
13,353 Australia204
30,064 South Africa183
1,470 Hong Kong166
61,459 France159
31,938 England140
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Kwak:
7,901 United States4,755
Countries with hundred thousands of Kwak:
42 South Korea148,114
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Kwak Namesakes

  • James Kwak, Professor
  • Isaac Kwakye, Soccer player
  • Nana Kwaku Bonsam, Fetish priest
  • Enock Kwakwa, Soccer player
  • Kees Kwakman, Soccer player
  • Enock Kwakwa, Soccer player
  • Jee-Hoon Kwak, Professional Voice Artist
  • Enock Kwakwa, Soccer player
  • Nana Kwaku Bonsam, Fetish priest
  • Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Author
  • Si-Yang Kwak played central role of Yong-ju Shin in 2014 drama movie Ya-gan-bi-haeng.
  • In 2015 drama, thriller film, Dog Eat Dog, Min-ho Kwak played Ji-hoon.

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