Chak Surname
Approximately 33,301 people bear this surname
Chak Surname User-submission:
The surname Chak or Chac means 'rain' and 'lightning' in Mayan languages. It is also the name of the Mayan deity of rain and lightning Chaak.
Chak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 22,030 | 1:703 | 195 |
| Bangladesh | 2,523 | 1:63,162 | 3,192 |
| India | 1,825 | 1:420,310 | 22,046 |
| Hong Kong | 956 | 1:7,673 | 280 |
| Pakistan | 737 | 1:242,393 | 5,526 |
| Morocco | 682 | 1:50,551 | 8,318 |
| Malaysia | 633 | 1:46,594 | 3,712 |
| United States | 617 | 1:587,454 | 47,985 |
| Russia | 567 | 1:254,185 | 26,857 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Canada | 270 | 1:136,465 | 14,092 |
| Iran | 256 | 1:299,932 | 21,236 |
| Ukraine | 223 | 1:204,138 | 27,544 |
| Algeria | 219 | 1:176,400 | 21,809 |
| Belarus | 168 | 1:56,554 | 9,609 |
| United Arab Emirates | 157 | 1:58,358 | 5,656 |
| Singapore | 120 | 1:45,898 | 1,743 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Cameroon | 85 | 1:244,342 | 24,081 |
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| China | 34 | 1:40,215,340 | 2,154 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Taiwan | 31 | 1:756,282 | 5,404 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Macau | 10 | 1:60,163 | 387 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Chak (16,209) may also be a first name.
Chak Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Chak or Chac means 'rain' and 'lightning' in Mayan languages. It is also the name of the Mayan deity of rain and lightning Chaak.
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Chak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chak (Bengali: চাক, Hindi: चक, Marathi: चक, Oriya: ଚାକ, Russian: Чак, Tibetan: ལྕགས་) is most common in Cambodia. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chak.
How Common Is The Last Name Chak? popularity and diffusion
Chak is the 16,669th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 218,839 people. Chak occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Chak live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Chak is also the 44,029th most common given name internationally, held by 16,209 people.
It is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is carried by 22,030 people, or 1 in 703. In Cambodia Chak is most prevalent in: Kandal Province, where 12 percent live, Battambang Province, where 9 percent live and Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Cambodia this last name is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 8 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Chak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 6,170 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Chak surname is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Chak last name are 27.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.99% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.42% more than the national average, earning $47,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.01% more than the national average, earning $57,142 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chak in the Hindi language | ||
| चक | caka | 95.76 |
| चाक | caka | 3.29 |
| Chak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାକ | caka | 81.18 |
| ଚକ | caka | 17.74 |
| Chak in the Marathi language | ||
| चक | caka | 80.39 |
| चाक | caka | 14.71 |
| छक | chaka | 4.9 |
| Chak in the Bengali language | ||
| চাক | caka | 66.67 |
| চাক্ | cak | 22.22 |
| চক | caka | 11.11 |
| Chak in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྕགས་ | chak | 37.5 |
| ལྕག་ | chak | 25 |
| ཅག་ | chak | 25 |
| ཅཱག་ | chak | 12.5 |
| Chak in the Russian language | ||
| Чак | cak | - |
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