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Where Does The Last Name Lak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lak (Arabic: لاك, Hindi: लक, Marathi: लक, Oriya: ଲାକ, Tibetan: ལག་) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 14,500^th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 189,479 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Lak are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 42,258^th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 17,168 people.

This last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 21,334 people, or 1 in 3,599. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Lorestan Province, where 33 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 23 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 24 percent are found and Morocco, where 4 percent are found.

Lak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lak surname rose 2,469 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (63%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lak surname are 12.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.51% less than the national average, earning 254,338 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.82% less than the national average, earning R 135,888 per year; in United States they earn 4.2% less than the national average, earning $41,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.34% more than the national average, earning $58,300 CAD per year.