Cake Surname
Approximately 2,804 people bear this surname
Cake Surname User-submission:
The surname Cake is believed to have originated in the English county of Dorset as a nickname or occupational name for a baker. It comes from the Middle English word 'kake,' which referred to a small, flat loaf that was often baked hard on both sides.
Read More About This SurnameCake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 762 | 1:475,668 | 40,388 |
| England | 436 | 1:127,794 | 12,731 |
| Albania | 407 | 1:7,160 | 1,370 |
| Canada | 372 | 1:99,047 | 10,758 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Australia | 122 | 1:221,276 | 21,136 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Greece | 14 | 1:791,414 | 84,075 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 306 | 1:79,658 | 8,587 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 275 | 1:182,613 | 16,219 |
The alternate forms: Cakè (1) are calculated separately.
Cake (446) may also be a first name.
Cake Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Cake is believed to have originated in the English county of Dorset as a nickname or occupational name for a baker. It comes from the Middle English word 'kake,' which referred to a small, flat loaf that was often baked hard on both sides.
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Cake Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Cake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cake Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cake (Arabic: كيك, Hindi: चाके, Marathi: चाके) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Cakè. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cake? popularity and diffusion
Cake is the 156,205th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,598,982 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Cake are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cake is also the 405,761st most prevalent first name globally, held by 446 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 762 people, or 1 in 475,668. In The United States Cake is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, Virginia, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Cake exists in 76 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Albania, where 15 percent live.
Cake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cake has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cake Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Cake last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Cake surname are 15.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.34% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cake earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $46,809 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cake in the Hindi language | ||
| चाके | cake | - |
| Cake in the Marathi language | ||
| चाके | cake | - |
| Cake in the Arabic language | ||
| كيك | kyk | - |
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Footnotes
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