Kwok

See also: kwok

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 郭 (gwok³). Doublet of Guo and Kuo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɔk/
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Proper noun

Kwok

1. A surname from Cantonese of Chinese origin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kwok is the 6,257^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,458 individuals. Kwok is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.66%) individuals.

Polish

Alternative forms

• Kwoka (surname)

Etymology

From kwoka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kfɔk/
• Rhymes: -ɔk
• Syllabification: Kwok
• Homophone: kwok

Proper noun

Kwok m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kwok

	singular	plural
nominative	Kwok	Kwokowie
genitive	Kwoka	Kwoków
dative	Kwokowi	Kwokom
accusative	Kwoka	Kwoków
instrumental	Kwokiem	Kwokami
locative	Kwoku	Kwokach
vocative	Kwoku	Kwokowie

Proper noun

Kwok f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Tagalog

Etymology

From Cantonese 郭 (gwok³), via English Kwok. Doublet of Que and Guo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkwok/ [ˈkwok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: Kwok

Proper noun

Kwok (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜏᜓᜃ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese