Kwak

See also: kwak

English

Etymology

From the Korean surname, from 곽 (gwak). More at Kwak. Borrowed also from Polish Kwak.

Proper noun

Kwak (plural Kwaks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kwak is the 7184^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4652 individuals. Kwak is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (84.69%) and White (13.39%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kwak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 370.

Polish

Etymology

From kwakać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkfak/
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: Kwak

Proper noun

Kwak m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kwak

	singular	plural
nominative	Kwak	Kwakowie
genitive	Kwaka	Kwaków
dative	Kwakowi	Kwakom
accusative	Kwaka	Kwaków
instrumental	Kwakiem	Kwakami
locative	Kwaku	Kwakach
vocative	Kwaku	Kwakowie

Proper noun

Kwak f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Kwak”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022