Cac Surname

15,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Cac Surname User-submission:

The Cac surname, derived from the the word k'aak' from many Mayan languages, means 'fire' or 'flame'.

Fire in general was very sacred and was a title given to rulers and nobility. This explains its abundance in their modern Maya descendants.

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Cac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala29,3701:548100
Vietnam5,6511:16,395345
Philippines8391:120,66520,776
Cambodia1541:100,5662,394
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Belize331:10,7721,358
Taiwan331:710,4475,096
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India61:127,844,230863,365
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415

The alternate forms: Các (1), Čač (40), Çaç (1) & Čać (1) are calculated separately.

Cac (19,227) may also be a first name.

Cac Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Cac surname, derived from the the word k'aak' from many Mayan languages, means 'fire' or 'flame'.

Fire in general was very sacred and was a title given to rulers and nobility. This explains its abundance in their modern Maya descendants.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

The Cac surname comes from a variant of Chach.

- hansolo15

Cac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cac occurs more in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Các, Čač, Çaç or Čać. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cac? popularity and diffusion

Cac is the 15,336th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 200,549 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Cac reside; 81 percent reside in Central America and 81 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Cac is also the 38,968th most common given name in the world, borne by 19,227 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 29,370 people, or 1 in 548. In Guatemala Cac is most numerous in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 53 percent are found, Petén Department, where 27 percent are found and Quiché Department, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Guatemala it occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Cac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cac are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.86% registered with the political party.

Cac earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.23% more than the national average, earning $51,880 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Các891/
Cach864,068/
Caci863,419/
Cauc86376/
Ciac86113/
Caic8671/
Ceac8671/
Cacs8656/
Cack8650/
Casc8629/
Cajc8627/
Cacc868/
Scac866/
Cahc863/
Cayc862/
Csac862/
Cact862/
Catc862/
Cacz861/
Cadc861/
Cagc861/
Cacp861/
Cqac861/
Kcac861/
Čač7840/
Çaç781/
Čać781/
Chach753,475/
Ciach752,764/
Casci751,524/
Chack75381/
Cauch75327/
Cache75258/
Cauci75224/
Cacık75223/
Catch75168/
Caici75127/
Caics7584/
Casch7568/
Czack7562/
Caach7544/
Ciaci7529/
Catci7514/
Chacz7512/
Cahci7510/
Cayck753/
Ckach752/
Cacch752/
Caich752/
Cadce752/
Catcs751/
Csaac751/
Cauck751/
Caaci751/
Cahac751/
Chajc751/
Czajc751/
Caicc751/
Ceaci751/
Cayzc751/
Csauc751/
Cacks750/
Cacke750/
Scack750/
Coc6792,696/
Cas676,606/
Zac674,604/
Caz673,933/
Cak673,360/
Caj672,213/
Kac671,881/
Chache671,810/
Caiche671,728/
Jac671,349/
Cax67974/
Chaich67472/
Cauche67377/
Cag67320/
Tchach67151/
Catche6736/
Czachs6720/
Chacke6719/
Tchack6716/
Chachs6716/
Cahsci6714/
Caq6711/
Qac6711/
Chaucz675/
Causch674/
Chauch674/
Chatch674/
Cacova674/
Cheach673/
Cahaci673/
Chaych673/
Caache672/
Cautch672/
Caycke672/
Kckacs671/
Cahche671/
Cayche671/
Chackq671/
Zchach671/
Scauck671/
Scaick671/
Scaisc671/
Chaick671/
Cheack671/
Cóc671/
Cacová671/
Ccache671/
Caucth671/
Caschk670/
Cahack670/
Chauck670/

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