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

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

How popular is Kwon?

Kwon is common in South Korea.

Kwon is ranked 745 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kwons grew by 40.72302 per cent to 13235 since 2000 and ranked 2721 after elevating 751 spots. The last name was found in around 45 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 96.3 96.37
White 1.56 1.5
Others 1.44 1.62
Hispanic or Latino 0.45 0.35
Kwon is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Korea which signifies that it is originated from South Korea. Around 695395 people have been found who wears Kwon as their family name. Kwon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
648 Northern Mariana Islands8
46 North Korea8
746,494 India7
957 Mongolia4
27,602 Nigeria4
359 Laos4
710 French Polynesia3
3,224 Afghanistan3
3,752 Iraq3
14,193 Egypt3
4,138 Bahrain3
127,708 Czech Republic3
423 Swaziland3
10,686 Costa Rica3
20,035 Uzbekistan2
15,999 Slovakia2
3,940 Ethiopia2
7,299 Estonia2
10,284 Kuwait2
2,835 Libya2
65,594 Belgium2
28,232 Morocco2
5,671 Guatemala2
10,183 Jordan2
29,774 Venezuela1
2,578 Guam1
7,847 Albania1
28,746 Algeria1
12,741 Ecuador1
510 East Timor1
1,542 Andorra1
6,820 Angola1
49,529 Israel1
5,924 Paraguay1
2,724 New Caledonia1
3,275 Nepal1
2,057 Myanmar1
8,268 Mauritius1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
12,270 Lebanon1
50,549 Georgia1
1,970 Grenada1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,483 Chile45
2,494 Thailand44
124,645 Ukraine30
214,459 Indonesia30
32,811 Sweden29
8,720 Qatar29
9,692 Ireland27
20,233 Denmark25
28,338 Norway20
32,484 Kyrgyzstan16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,953 Scotland72
16,172 Peru71
35,826 Spain64
39,248 Netherlands53
Countries with hundreds of Kwon:
3,319 Australia928
3,014 Malaysia835
10,393 England613
15,885 France600
511 Hong Kong593
1,046 Singapore432
11,329 Mexico393
8,588 Saudi Arabia385
15,860 Poland382
32,218 Brazil366
1,368 Taiwan232
3,848 New Zealand199
67,519 Russia195
42,475 Italy190
5,581 United Arab Emirates176
27,627 Turkey175
722 Fiji170
35,546 South Africa146
18,175 Kazakhstan143
9,948 Austria131
6,322 Finland121
496 China121
10,773 Switzerland108
9,561 Colombia105
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Kwon:
485 Vietnam6,558
5,699 Philippines2,449
899 Cambodia1,954
2,741 Canada1,769
6,060 Germany1,547
Countries with ten thousands of Kwon:
873 Japan19,283
2,965 United States13,598
Countries with hundred thousands of Kwon:
11 South Korea639,740
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Kwon Namesakes

  • Koh Nai Kwong, Politician
  • Larry Kwong, Hockey player
  • Yul Kwon, Television host
  • Bae Young Kwon, Mixed Martial Artist
  • Jo Kwon, Singer
  • Cally Kwong, Singer
  • Czarina Llane Kwong, Actress
  • Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Author
  • Norman Kwong, Executive
  • Chan Kwong wing, Musical composer
  • Eun-Yool Kwon characterized critical character of N in 2013 drama flick Sin-ui seon-mul.
  • Hae-Sung Kwon characterized vital character of Kwon Jae-gyoo in 2015 drama, thriller movie Lanjeri Salinsageon.
  • Kiha Kwon, from 2015 drama film Cancelled Faces, who portrayed N.
  • In 2014, Eun-soo Kwon portrayed the role of Eun-soo in drama film Deul ggot.
  • Yuri Kwon, from 2013 romance, sport flick Nobeureshing, who portrayed Jung-eun.
  • Hyun-Sang Kwon, from 2012 comedy and drama flick Let Me Out, who characterized the Mu Young.
  • In 2015 horror film, Hell Night: Devil's Pass, Lisa Kwon played Maggie.

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