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as Gwak, and 5% spelled it Kwag. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 5.2%) included Kwack, Gak, Guak, Kwack, Gwag, Kag, Kawk, Koag, Koak, Kweak, and Kwug. Other spellings include Kwalk, Kowalk. Notably, Kwak sounds similar and is spelled similar to Kwok (郭)in Cantonese.
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in Vietnamese. The 2000 South Korean census found a total of 187,322 people and 58,396 households with this family name. They identified with a number of different
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each with fewer than 3,000 people: 17,942 people and 5,772 households
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Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion
637:, South Korean associate professor of political science at 622: 180: 172: 88: 502:(born 1993), American singer, former member of boy band 646:, South Korean professor of electrical engineering at 535:(born 1981), South Korean actress, comedian and singer 154: 422:(born 1989), South Korean short track speed skater 529:(born Kwak Hyun-been, 1986), South Korean actress 839: 577:(born Kwak Tae-geun, 1977), South Korean actor 374:(born 1981), South Korean football centre-back 304:Other or unknown: 190 people and 13 households 609:(born 1939), North Korean government official 565:(1932–2023), Chinese-born South Korean singer 686: 684: 682: 680: 678: 676: 674: 428:(born 1991), South Korean football full-back 260: 254: 226: 220: 166: 160: 148: 126: 116: 57: 41: 799: 547:(born 1991), South Korean singer-songwriter 416:(born 1988), South Korean volleyball player 404:(born 1986), South Korean football defender 380:(born 1983), South Korean volleyball player 368:(born 1981), South Korean football defender 338:(born 1947), South Korean basketball player 517:(born 1997), South Korean actor and singer 452:(born 1999), South Korean baseball pitcher 410:(born 1987), South Korean football striker 398:(born 1986), South Korean football forward 350:(born 1972), South Korean football forward 671: 310:National Institute of the Korean Language 489:(born 1968), South Korean film producer 483:(born 1966), South Korean film director 477:(born 1959), South Korean film director 471:(1954–2010), South Korean film director 446:(born 1994), South Korean figure skater 392:(born 1986), South Korean sport shooter 143:The family name Kwak is written with a 14: 840: 434:(born 1992), South Korean judo athlete 356:(born 1973), North Korean judo athlete 782:National Institute of Korean Language 312:based on 2007 application data for 294:: 5,086 people and 1,641 households 288:: 5,603 people and 1,743 households 265:), who served in the civil post of 24: 631:(born 1982), South Korean novelist 25: 869: 571:(born 1983), South Korean actress 541:(born 1985), South Korean actress 462: 324: 811:This page lists people with the 801: 440:(born 1992), South Korean archer 720:[Hyeonpung Gwak clan]. 559:(born 1987), South Korean actor 553:(born 1990), South Korean actor 523:(born 1990), South Korean actor 511:(born 1974), South Korean actor 493: 386:(born 1984), North Korean boxer 764: 748:[Cheongju Gwak clan]. 738: 710: 615:(born 1954), South Korean poet 261: 255: 227: 221: 167: 161: 149: 127: 117: 58: 42: 13: 1: 664: 656:), South Korean professional 7: 590:(1552–1617), general under 458:, South Korean judo athlete 329: 155: 138: 89: 75: 10: 874: 784:. 25 June 2009. p. 58 692:"행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" 621:(born 1979), South Korean 239:China during the reign of 147:meaning "city walls" (郭; 96: 82: 68: 50: 34: 29: 853:Korean-language surnames 773:성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 772: 652:Gwak Bo-seong (known as 581: 829:by adding the person's 314:South Korean passports 18:Kwak (Korean surname) 318:Revised Romanization 243:(r. 1122–1146). 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Index

Kwak (Korean surname)
Hangul
Hanja

Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
IPA
Korean
Hanja
Korean surname
hanja
Guō
Mandarin Chinese
Kwok
Kaku
Quach
bon-gwan
lineage
Hyeonpung
ko
Dalseong County
Korean peninsula
Song dynasty
Injong of Goryeo
Hyeonpung Gwak clan
Cheongju
sijung
ko
Heongang of Silla
Seonsan

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