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
Average Cac Salary in
United States
$51,880 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| 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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