Which Chinese dialect group is the surname Kuok from?

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

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asked May 25, 2021 at 6:36

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Here's a famous 郭 -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kuok
– Wayne Cheah
May 25, 2021 at 9:11
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first of all, you‘re asking for “kouk” or, “kuok”?
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May 25, 2021 at 11:11

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郭 (Kwok, also spelled Kuok) is a Cantonese surname. It is cognate with the Mandarin surname 郭 (Guo, Kuo).

answered May 25, 2021 at 14:20

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