View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Ak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ak (Arabic: عك, Hindi: एके, Marathi: आक, Oriya: ଆକ, Tibetan: ཨག་) is found most in Turkey. It can be rendered as a variant: Ák or Ãk. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Ak is the 5,930^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 76,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Ak live; 62 percent live in West Asia and 59 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 22,701^st most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 38,965 people.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 65,190 people, or 1 in 1,194. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Samsun Province, where 5 percent live and Mersin Province, where 5 percent live. Beside Turkey it exists in 127 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Bangladesh, where 6 percent live.

Ak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ak last name expanded 1,831 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (75%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Ak are 20.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ak earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.14% more than the national average, earning $52,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $47,882 CAD per year.