Babak Surname

31,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Babak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine8,0241:5,673594
Iran2,9631:25,9143,225
Russia2,9441:48,9556,459
Belarus6241:15,2262,443
Afghanistan5121:62,7992,004
Kazakhstan4061:43,5535,687
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Turkey1481:525,82029,462
Uzbekistan1251:247,4337,897
Kyrgyzstan911:65,6348,905
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Poland691:550,85151,833
Canada601:614,09350,489
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
England311:1,797,35772,927
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Transnistria291:16,3693,065
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Israel231:372,07130,321
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Azerbaijan161:603,07010,870
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Sweden141:703,34052,204
France121:5,535,227269,324
Finland101:549,67032,186
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Austria101:851,54467,454
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Babák (568) are calculated separately.

Babak (94,814) may also be a first name.

Babak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Babak Come From? nationality or country of origin

Babak (Arabic: باباك, Georgian: ბაბაკ, Hindi: बबक, Marathi: बबक, Russian: Бабак) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Babák. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Babak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Babak is the 31,589th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 431,343 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Babak live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 10,678th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 94,814 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 8,024 people, or 1 in 5,673. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 11 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 17 percent reside.

Babak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Babak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Babak surname rose 3,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Babak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Babak last name is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Babak last name are 20.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 67.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Babak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.98% more than the national average, earning R 399,192 per year; in United States they earn 11.51% more than the national average, earning $48,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $48,347 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babák93568/
Bhabak911,194/
Babake91958/
Baibak91760/
Baybak91527/
Bahbak91184/
Bajbak91114/
Babakh9190/
Babaak9178/
Baback9137/
Bağbak9110/
Babhak915/
Baubak914/
Babaik914/
Baabak913/
Babakk911/
Babauk911/
Batbak911/
Baubake8399/
Bhabhak839/
Bhaubak835/
Babaike834/
Bayback831/
Bhabake831/
Babaksh831/
Babhake831/
Bahabak831/
Babeack830/
Baubeak830/
Bobak804,105/
Babac801,576/
Bebak80725/
Babok80466/
Babag80209/
Babaq805/
Babax801/
Babakova773,212/
Bausback77330/
Babakowa7738/
Boubak73331/
Babock73147/
Babagp7365/
Beibak7339/
Babaic7337/
Babeac7333/
Babouk7333/
Bhabok7328/
Bobakh7328/
Boobak7327/
Beybak7324/
Babaux7317/
Bobake7310/
Bobakk738/
Baboke737/
Bebakk734/
Bavaik734/
Babook733/
Baybag732/
Bhabag732/
Babacs732/
Bavakg731/
Bhobak731/
Basbag731/
Babokh731/
Baybok731/
Baibok731/
Babauq731/
Baybakova712,066/
Baibakova71293/
Babakhova7198/
Babaykova7111/
Bhatbhake716/
Baubakova713/
Babaikova712/
Baushback711/
Babackova711/
Banphak67187/
Baboike6789/
Babouck6722/
Babaics6722/
Baubock6714/
Baiboks6710/
Beampak679/
Bahabakhsh677/
Baybakhova676/
Babocck674/
Boubake673/
Baivaik672/
Bhampak672/
Boutbak672/
Bauvaik671/
Banpeak671/
Baibhac671/
Baibhag671/
Baboukh671/
Boybakh671/
Baboyke671/
Babaque671/
Babague671/
Bobakhe671/
Baboock670/

Babak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babak in the Georgian language
ბაბაკbabak-
Babak in the Hindi language
बबकbabaka-
Babak in the Marathi language
बबकbabaka58.33
बाबकbabaka25
बाबाकbabaka8.33
बाबलbabala8.33
Babak in the Russian language
Бабакbabak-
Babak in the Arabic language
باباكbabak-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Babak
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