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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་) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 14,500^th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 189,479 people. Lak is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Lak reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 42,258^th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 17,168 people.

The last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 21,334 people, or 1 in 3,599. In Iran Lak is mostly found in: Lorestan Province, where 33 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 23 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Iran this surname is found 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 occurrence of Lak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lak last name 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 predominantly Orthodox (63%) in Russia.

In The United States Lak are 12.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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.