Kwek is used as a family name or surname in Malaysia. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kwek
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Malaysia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kwek

How popular is Kwek?

Kwek is common in Malaysia.

Kwek is ranked 57390 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kweks grew by 29.62963 per cent to 140 since 2000 and ranked 123064 after elevating 18724 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
48.57 47.22
White 46.43 44.44
Others 3.57 5.56
Kwek is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Singapore which signifies that it is originated from Singapore. Around 8110 people have been found who wears Kwek as their family name. Kwek is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
4,164 Vietnam2
24,766 Scotland2
219,873 France2
131,225 Spain2
2,617 Cambodia2
18,718 Thailand2
3,014 Taiwan2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
81,201 Switzerland1
169,904 Brazil1
880 Djibouti1
172,258 Germany1
2,578 Guam1
29,046 Japan1
47,891 Norway1
91,024 Belgium1
7,895 South Korea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
89,676 Canada30
2,308 China19
24,534 New Zealand17
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,811 Australia97
60,099 England59
Countries with hundreds of Kwek:
16,159 Philippines902
1,263 Hong Kong202
115,819 United States188
60,142 Indonesia147
Countries with thousands of Kwek:
128 Singapore4,713
1,663 Malaysia1,695
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Kwek Namesakes

  • Baiden Kweku, Actor
  • Ken Kwek, Screenwriter
  • Ella Kweku, Actress
  • Baiden Kweku, Actor
  • Michael Kweku Owusu, Percussionist
  • Ernest Kweku Dumor, Author

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