Across the world, Kuek (Kuek 
, Куек 
, กึก 
) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The given name Kuek is characteristic of Singapore, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Malaysia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and China, where it is an extremely rare largely boy's, but infrequently girly name. Likewise, Kuek is the last name as well as the forename.