Bak Surname

10,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bak Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by a brook.

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Bak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia10,1691:1,523358
Egypt5,3691:17,1231,990
Denmark4,1101:1,37383
United States3,8701:93,65910,516
Turkey3,8391:20,2712,392
Hungary3,0721:3,195367
Saudi Arabia2,8221:10,9341,522
Morocco1,7381:19,8373,067
Netherlands1,6141:10,4631,413
Poland1,4621:25,9983,967
Ukraine1,3201:34,4874,997
France1,1731:56,6267,534
Russia9171:157,16818,083
India8261:928,65139,980
Malaysia7171:41,1363,328
Canada6891:53,4776,389
England6391:87,1969,501
Iran5221:147,09312,978
Israel4811:17,7912,649
United Arab Emirates4431:20,6822,392
Germany4371:184,22321,480
Thailand3851:183,47630,050
Australia3811:70,8558,377
Papua New Guinea3271:24,9352,762
Romania3211:62,5487,539
Algeria2971:130,07317,774
Indonesia2911:454,46537,729
Slovakia2221:24,0384,001
Pakistan1831:976,19612,817
South Korea1791:286,258209
Argentina1601:267,14621,500
Sweden1271:77,5345,797
Kenya1061:435,65923,420
Norway1031:49,9257,153
Cameroon971:214,11421,748
Mexico911:1,364,02415,454
Spain901:519,46725,773
Czechia841:126,58920,289
Belarus691:137,69719,449
Austria681:125,22717,371
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Kazakhstan621:285,20224,279
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Ireland591:79,8134,719
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Afghanistan391:824,4418,487
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Mauritania371:110,6726,692
Serbia351:204,14112,371
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Slovenia341:73,16710,069
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Greece261:426,14656,152
Latvia261:78,84811,595
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Greenland181:3,132341
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
China171:80,430,6804,441
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
South Sudan161:713,442947
Finland131:422,82327,659
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Azerbaijan121:804,09413,104
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Wales81:386,81619,671
Congo71:712,72815,723
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Curaçao41:39,312638
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Moldova41:890,34246,069
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Bak (12,087) may also be a first name.

Bak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by a brook.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Pak, Park, or Bak is a Korean royal surname, traditionally traced back to King Hyeokgeose Park and theoretically inclusive of all of his descendants. It comes from the Korean noun bak, which means 'bottle gourd'.

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Bak Last Name Facts

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

Bak (Arabic: بك, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻙ, Hindi: बाक, Marathi: बाक, Oriya: ବକ, Russian: Бак, Tibetan: བག་) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,985th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 142,597 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 41 percent of Bak reside; 23 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 20 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Bak is also the 53,896th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 12,087 people.

The surname Bak is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 10,169 people, or 1 in 1,523. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Siem Reap Province, where 11 percent live, Kandal Province, where 10 percent live and Phnom Penh, where 10 percent live. Not including Cambodia this last name exists in 131 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Bak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bak last name increased 14,333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,915 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bak surname is chiefly Orthodox (69%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (33%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bak surname are 1.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.28% less than the national average, earning €9,826 per year; in Norway they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning 393,829 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 122.87% more than the national average, earning R 529,632 per year; in United States they earn 10.28% more than the national average, earning $47,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $53,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Back8641,041/
Bauk8615,743/
Baak868,953/
Baik868,751/
Bake867,496/
Bakk863,148/
Bakh862,733/
Beak861,442/
Bayk861,423/
Bhak861,271/
Bahk86364/
Bajk8632/
Bakø865/
Hbak865/
Bakc864/
Bagk862/
Bakg862/
Bakı861/
Bakke7514,382/
Bayık755,433/
Bhaik754,094/
Baake752,439/
Baack752,089/
Backe752,088/
Bahuk751,676/
Bhake75814/
Bahak75747/
Baykh75679/
Bauke75657/
Bauck75641/
Beake75447/
Baike75339/
Bakhe75222/
Bakhh75170/
Beack75153/
Bakås75127/
Baick75111/
Baukh7593/
Bausk7591/
Bayke7569/
Åback7566/
Bhakh7563/
Baakh7562/
Bhakk7559/
Basck7555/
Bauks7543/
Baňák7526/
Bahke7525/
Bakkh7522/
Bahks7520/
Basks7515/
Bathk7514/
Baikh7513/
Bhauk7512/
Baľák7512/
Bahík7511/
Baitk756/
Bassk756/
Åbakk756/
Baysk755/
Bahck755/
Baazk755/
Bakph754/
Baidk754/
Baaik753/
Baľak753/
Backø753/
Battk752/
Baikg752/
Bheak752/
D'Bak751/
Bayzk751/
Batks751/
Baskg751/
Bakqs751/
Baikp751/
Bajck751/
Bajjk751/
Bhack751/
Bacck751/
Bagke751/
Bagkh751/
Bahdk751/
Baydk751/
Bacık751/
Hbakh751/
Baksz751/
Baigk751/
Baikk751/
Batkx751/
Bazkh751/
Baïke751/
Bautk751/
Bakhd751/
Baaak751/
Baaks750/
Baatk750/
Bag67753,158/
Bac6719,963/
Bok6713,339/
Bax6711,744/
Bakıcı674,000/
Baaske671,322/
Bakova671,277/
Baková671,233/
Baucke67694/
Baacke67565/
Baq67394/
Bağcık67306/
Bók67241/
Battke67204/
Bahksh67111/
Bhakke67101/
Baucks6782/
Baycık6777/
Bakowa6768/
Bakshh6760/
Batcke6739/
Baicks6737/
Bashkk6734/
Håbakk6731/
Bhaikh6727/
Bhakhe6726/
Bhakhs6726/
Bhaike6721/
Baksch6719/
Baskhe6717/
Bascke6717/
Baksås6716/
Bhatke6715/
Baadke6710/
Bagiok6710/
Bhauke6710/
Bahaik6710/
Backås679/
Øbakke678/
Badkhe676/
Bahaak675/
Bakssh675/
Bakshz674/
Baaszk674/
Bakhhs674/
Backsh673/
Beauck673/
Backch673/
Baithk673/
Baishk673/
Basske672/
Baukhe672/
Bhajke672/
Baskhs672/
Bahack672/
Bahask672/
Baukhs672/
Bakhss672/
Bahkth672/
Baiksh672/
Bahtke672/
Bhahak671/
Beatke671/
Baudck671/
Bakxsh671/
Baikks671/
Bhhask671/
Bhagkt671/
Bhattk671/
Backhe671/
Backht671/
Baaikh671/
Baakhe671/
Bacgke671/
Bahske671/
Beakeh671/
Baaike671/
D'Baik671/
Badkhd671/
Bakkhs671/
Bajksh671/
Baheek671/
Baghik671/
Baikhe671/
Baiske671/
Beadck671/
Bausks671/
Bashks671/
Baëcke671/
Baddkh671/
Bathck671/
Baykhh671/
Bakhdt671/
Bakhht671/
Baihke671/
Baskhh671/
Batkhe670/
Beacke670/
Bautke670/

Bak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bak in the Hindi language
बाकbaka90.46
बकbaka5.07
बक्bak0.3
Bak in the Tibetan language
བག་bak75
བགས་bak12.5
སྦེགས་bek12.5
Bak in the Oriya language
ବକbaka73.41
ବାକ୍bak10.4
ବାକbaka8.67
ବକ୍bak4.62
Bak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻙbak66.67
ﺃﺑﺎﻙabak11.11
ﺑﻚbk11.11
ﺍﺑﺎﻙabak11.11
Bak in the Marathi language
बाकbaka64.08
बकbaka35.92
Bak in the Russian language
Бакbak-
Bak in the Arabic language
بكbk-
بيكbyk-

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