Kak Surname

34,311th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia6,8301:2,268473
India3,4471:222,53113,157
Iran1,2821:59,8936,449
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Papua New Guinea5001:16,3071,613
Poland2921:130,16719,088
Vietnam2641:350,9321,234
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Cameroon2391:86,90010,503
United Arab Emirates1771:51,7645,108
Malaysia1621:182,06310,912
Turkey1541:505,33428,679
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Pakistan1111:1,609,40416,985
Iraq891:393,5027,096
South Sudan491:232,961594
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Canada461:800,99162,809
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Palestine381:119,7077,517
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Afghanistan321:1,004,7879,548
England281:1,989,93178,001
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Greece161:692,48777,522
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Oman121:307,3314,704
France111:6,038,429280,838
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Kák (20) are calculated separately.

Kak (9,009) may also be a first name.

Kak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kak (Arabic: كاك, Bengali: কাক, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻛﻪ, Hindi: काक, Marathi: काक, Oriya: କାକ) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kák. Click here for further potential spellings of Kak.

How Common Is The Last Name Kak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kak is the 34,311th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 471,716 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Kak live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Kak is also the 65,648th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 9,009 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is held by 6,830 people, or 1 in 2,268. In Cambodia Kak is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 10 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 9 percent are found and Battambang Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Cambodia Kak occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Kak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kak last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kak earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 59.12% more than the national average, earning $68,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $45,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kák8920/
Kake8612,608/
Khak868,202/
Kauk862,004/
Kaak861,165/
Kaik86752/
Kack86746/
Kahk86393/
Kakh86305/
Keak86190/
Kakş86171/
Kakk8697/
Kajk8641/
Kcak8624/
Kayk8618/
Hkak867/
Kkak863/
Kakx861/
Kňak861/
Gkak861/
Kagk861/
Kakq861/
Kqak861/
Khake7512,015/
Kaake754,534/
Kayık753,079/
Kauke752,196/
Khask751,447/
Kaack751,056/
Khakh75923/
Kauck75374/
Kaike75320/
Kakhe75224/
Kakke75128/
Keake75109/
Kaaks7590/
Kahak7573/
Kaayk7570/
Khaak7559/
Khaik7553/
Kheak7550/
Kachk7549/
Kaukh7545/
Kaisk7534/
Kahuk7521/
Khakz7521/
Khakk7518/
Khauk7516/
Kaakh7516/
Khayk7513/
Kahák7510/
Kaaik757/
Kaick757/
Kajks756/
Kaňak756/
Ka'ak755/
Keack754/
Kayke754/
Qkhak754/
Khack753/
Kacke752/
Kaikh752/
Kacks752/
Kakht752/
Kahck751/
Kaddk751/
Kaykı751/
Khakı751/
Katck751/
Kaykh751/
Kaijk751/
Kakck751/
Kaksz751/
Kazkz751/
Kaazk751/
Kaikk751/
Kkakc751/
Kkauk751/
Khajk751/
Kgakh751/
Keaks750/
Kok6792,057/
Cak673,360/
Kakowa672,037/
Kac671,881/
Khaskh671,821/
Kag67590/
Kathke67361/
Kahack67274/
Kakova67265/
Khauke67248/
Kaaijk67180/
Khakhe67137/
Qak67128/
Kattke67127/
Kaikeh6781/
Khaikh6762/
Kadtke6749/
Hkhaak6742/
Kaková6741/
Khattk6739/
Kaheik6737/
Khakke6734/
Kaucke6727/
Kaksch6725/
Kók6724/
Kaq6710/
Khaske6710/
Khajjk677/
Khatck676/
Keakeh676/
Kahdke675/
Kaicke675/
Kakhsh675/
Katkhe674/
Kautck674/
Khahak674/
Kaudke673/
Khaike673/
Khaykh673/
Khathk673/
Kaacke672/
Kahatk672/
Kahtke672/
Kashke672/
Ka'ake672/
Kaycke672/
Kaidke671/
Kaiskk671/
Khakhd671/
Khatkh671/
Khaakh671/
Khaisk671/
Khakgh671/
Khakht671/
Khaick671/
Kascke671/
Kasqke671/
Khatdk671/
Kahakh671/
Kaazke671/
Kaikke671/
Khaiks671/
Kauske670/
Kahcke670/
Kaskhe670/
Keacke670/
Keatke670/

Kak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻛﻪkakh-
Kak in the Hindi language
काकkaka87.18
ककkaka12.82
Kak in the Oriya language
କାକkaka74.34
କାକ୍kak15.96
କକkaka7.58
କକ୍kak0.53
Kak in the Marathi language
काकkaka69.51
ककkaka24.39
कंकkanka6.1
Kak in the Bengali language
কাকkaka50
কক্kak25
ককkaka25
Kak in the Arabic language
كاكkak-
ككkk-

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Footnotes

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