<p>郭 (<a href="https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kwok" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Kwok</em></a>, also spelled <em>Kuok</em>) is a Cantonese surname. It is cognate with the Mandarin surname 郭 (<em>Guo, Kuo</em>).</p>

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大胳膊雅各布
<p>Which Chinese dialect group is the surname Kuok from?</p>
<p>I assume it's a variant of the Mandarin Guo (郭).</p>

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Here's a famous 郭 -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kuok
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first of all, you‘re asking for “kouk” or, “kuok”?
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Which Chinese dialect group is the surname Kuok from?
# Which Chinese dialect group is the surname Kuok from?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-25)

Which Chinese dialect group is the surname Kuok from?

I assume it's a variant of the Mandarin Guo (郭).

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Here's a famous 郭 -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kuok  
> **username_2**: first of all, you‘re asking for “kouk” or, “kuok”?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-05-25. Score: 2

郭 ([*Kwok*](https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kwok), also spelled *Kuok*) is a Cantonese surname. It is cognate with the Mandarin surname 郭 (*Guo, Kuo*).


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