Cac Surname
Approximately 36,338 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCac Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 29,370 | 1:548 | 100 |
| Vietnam | 5,651 | 1:16,395 | 345 |
| Philippines | 839 | 1:120,665 | 20,776 |
| Cambodia | 154 | 1:100,566 | 2,394 |
| United States | 69 | 1:5,253,028 | 264,570 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Belize | 33 | 1:10,772 | 1,358 |
| Taiwan | 33 | 1:710,447 | 5,096 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
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 SubmissionsThe Cac surname comes from a variant of Chach.
- hansolo15Cac Demographics
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Cac Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cac Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cac is more commonly found in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Các, Čač, Çaç or Čać. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cac? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15,336th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 200,549 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Cac reside; 81 percent reside in Central America and 81 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 38,968th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 19,227 people.
Cac is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 29,370 people, or 1 in 548. In Guatemala Cac is mostly concentrated in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 53 percent are found, Petén Department, where 27 percent are found and Quiché Department, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Guatemala this surname exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
Cac Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cac last name are 46.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Các | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cach | 86 | 4,068 | / |
| Caci | 86 | 3,419 | / |
| Cauc | 86 | 376 | / |
| Ciac | 86 | 113 | / |
| Caic | 86 | 71 | / |
| Ceac | 86 | 71 | / |
| Cacs | 86 | 56 | / |
| Cack | 86 | 50 | / |
| Casc | 86 | 29 | / |
| Cajc | 86 | 27 | / |
| Cacc | 86 | 8 | / |
| Scac | 86 | 6 | / |
| Cahc | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cayc | 86 | 2 | / |
| Csac | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cact | 86 | 2 | / |
| Catc | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cacz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cadc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cagc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cacp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cqac | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kcac | 86 | 1 | / |
| Čač | 78 | 40 | / |
| Çaç | 78 | 1 | / |
| Čać | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chach | 75 | 3,475 | / |
| Ciach | 75 | 2,764 | / |
| Casci | 75 | 1,524 | / |
| Chack | 75 | 381 | / |
| Cauch | 75 | 327 | / |
| Cache | 75 | 258 | / |
| Cauci | 75 | 224 | / |
| Cacık | 75 | 223 | / |
| Catch | 75 | 168 | / |
| Caici | 75 | 127 | / |
| Caics | 75 | 84 | / |
| Casch | 75 | 68 | / |
| Czack | 75 | 62 | / |
| Caach | 75 | 44 | / |
| Ciaci | 75 | 29 | / |
| Catci | 75 | 14 | / |
| Chacz | 75 | 12 | / |
| Cahci | 75 | 10 | / |
| Cayck | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ckach | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cacch | 75 | 2 | / |
| Caich | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cadce | 75 | 2 | / |
| Catcs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Csaac | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cauck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caaci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cahac | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chajc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czajc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caicc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ceaci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cayzc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Csauc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cacks | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cacke | 75 | 0 | / |
| Scack | 75 | 0 | / |
| Coc | 67 | 92,696 | / |
| Cas | 67 | 6,606 | / |
| Zac | 67 | 4,604 | / |
| Caz | 67 | 3,933 | / |
| Cak | 67 | 3,360 | / |
| Caj | 67 | 2,213 | / |
| Kac | 67 | 1,881 | / |
| Chache | 67 | 1,810 | / |
| Caiche | 67 | 1,728 | / |
| Jac | 67 | 1,349 | / |
| Cax | 67 | 974 | / |
| Chaich | 67 | 472 | / |
| Cauche | 67 | 377 | / |
| Cag | 67 | 320 | / |
| Tchach | 67 | 151 | / |
| Catche | 67 | 36 | / |
| Czachs | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chacke | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tchack | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chachs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cahsci | 67 | 14 | / |
| Caq | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qac | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chaucz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Causch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chauch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chatch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cacova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheach | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cahaci | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaych | 67 | 3 | / |
| Caache | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cautch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caycke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kckacs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cayche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chackq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zchach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scauck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaisc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cóc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cacová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ccache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caucth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caschk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cahack | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chauck | 67 | 0 | / |
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