Jak Surname

41,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Jak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan7,3981:1,543305
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Egypt1,0071:91,2977,912
Netherlands4851:34,8195,838
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Indonesia1381:958,32770,806
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
India1331:5,767,409137,347
Malaysia1121:263,34114,729
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Australia661:409,02632,879
Taiwan581:404,2203,133
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Pakistan541:3,308,22025,711
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
France91:7,380,302306,885
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Jäk (17) & Ják (1) are calculated separately.

Jak (7,750) may also be a first name.

Jak Last Name Facts

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

Jak (Arabic: جك, Bengali: জাক, Georgian: ჯაკ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻙ, Hindi: जक, Marathi: जाक, Oriya: ଜକ, Tibetan: ཇག་) occurs most in South Sudan. It can also be found as: Jäk or Ják. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jak is the 41,737th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 582,864 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Jak are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 72,590th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 7,750 people.

The last name Jak is most widely held in South Sudan, where it is carried by 7,398 people, or 1 in 1,543. Outside of South Sudan Jak occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 18 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.

Jak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jak surname grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jak last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Jak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $45,754 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jäk8917/
Ják891/
Jack86192,069/
Jake863,011/
Jauk862,577/
Jakh86954/
Jaik86609/
Djak86580/
Jakś86189/
Jakk86183/
Jahk86140/
Ijak86122/
Žjak86102/
Jaek8679/
Jaak8668/
Jhak8667/
Jiak8664/
Jayk8641/
Tjak8635/
Jeak869/
Zjak866/
Jyak865/
Jakq864/
Jjak861/
Jakx861/
Jakg861/
Jagk861/
Jzak861/
Jaeck751,321/
Jacke751,110/
Djake75696/
Jakke75617/
Jauck75405/
Jhakh75230/
Ojhak75141/
Aijak75115/
Jahak75110/
Jaaks7556/
Jaksz7554/
Jaick7549/
Jiake7535/
Jaňák7534/
Jazkh7533/
Zsjak7532/
Jaške7529/
Djack7526/
Jauke7524/
Jaike7524/
Djaik7521/
Ijack7521/
Ijhak7520/
Jaidk7518/
Jyakh7515/
Jakhe7512/
Jijak7512/
Jaikh7510/
Hijak758/
Jaack756/
Ujhak755/
Jihak755/
Jašĺk755/
Ajjak754/
Jacck754/
Jhaik754/
Jeack754/
Jahkh754/
Jackh753/
Eujak753/
Jakch753/
Jhake753/
Jackc753/
Jakss753/
Jeaks752/
Jaiks752/
Ijaak752/
Ijjak752/
Jeake752/
Jaake752/
Djaak752/
Jakhz752/
Jakcs752/
Jakph752/
Jayke751/
Jeakh751/
Ijake751/
Ejjak751/
Shjak751/
Ujjak751/
Ojiak751/
Ajaek751/
Ijakh751/
Jackq751/
Jakës751/
Jaëck751/
Jaňak751/
Jaykh751/
Jaukh751/
Djakk751/
Jiaks751/
Jackk751/
Jhack751/
Jaukt750/
Jauks750/
Tjack750/
Jok67110,301/
Yak6751,441/
Sak6739,236/
Zak6718,896/
Jax673,928/
Cak673,360/
Jag671,778/
Iak671,426/
Jac671,349/
Žak67548/
Jakova67368/
Jaszke67202/
Żak67155/
Jaakke67119/
Ojiake6770/
Jattke6760/
Tjauke6746/
Jaq6727/
Jhadke6718/
Aaijak6717/
Jahňák6715/
Jaikhs6712/
Jaeckh678/
Jaschk678/
Djahke678/
Jahňak678/
Jök678/
Aijhak677/
Jauksz677/
Ojhaik677/
Jhaikh675/
Hajiak675/
Jakowa674/
Aijack673/
Jaková673/
Aijaik672/
Jaachk672/
Jeacks672/
Djaike672/
D'Jack672/
Hujjak672/
Gojiak672/
Jascke672/
Hijack671/
Jasdke671/
Hejjak671/
Jihake671/
Jahcke671/
Hjaskh671/
Eijack671/
Haijak671/
Ajhakh671/
Ojyake671/
Huijak671/
Jacksh671/
Jakhsh671/
Hojjak671/
Jeacke671/
Jaucke671/
Jhahak671/
Jijack671/
Jók671/
Tjakke671/
Djauke671/
Ajjack671/
Jjauke671/
Hajjak671/

Jak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jak in the Georgian language
ჯაკjak-
Jak in the Bengali language
জাকjaka-
Jak in the Marathi language
जाकjaka85.71
जकjaka14.29
Jak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻙjak80
ﺟﻚjk20
Jak in the Hindi language
जकjaka69.57
जाकjaka17.39
रजकrajaka4.35
जक्तुjaktu4.35
जक्ताjakta4.35
Jak in the Tibetan language
ཇག་jak62.5
ཇཱག་jak25
ཇཱགས་jak12.5
Jak in the Oriya language
ଜକjaka42.11
ଜାକjaka36.84
ଯାକyaka10.53
ଯକ୍yak5.26
ଯକyaka5.26
Jak in the Arabic language
جكjk-
جاكjak-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jak
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