Loak Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Loak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3681:359,37331,002
England1121:497,48331,781
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
Cambodia151:1,032,4765,479
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Loak (120) may also be a first name.

Loak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loak (Russian: Лоак) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 573,706th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,274,218 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Loak are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 852,104th most numerous first name on earth, held by 120 people.

The surname Loak is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 368 people, or 1 in 359,373. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 97 percent live and West Kalimantan, where 2 percent live. Outside of Indonesia Loak occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.

Loak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loak has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Loak last name increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loeak89352/
Loake89320/
Louak89212/
Lohak8957/
Luoak891/
Loask891/
Loack891/
Looak890/
Loakkh80452/
Lohaks8011/
Loatke802/
L'Hoak801/
Loacks801/
Louack801/
Lohazk801/
Loag7568/
Laok7522/
Loac7522/
Loax753/
Loaq752/
Loakova731/
Lojok67287/
Loyok67215/
Lõoke67166/
Laouk67118/
Laoke6795/
Loiok6742/
Lahok6739/
Lohac6716/
Loaëc6715/
Lyook6713/
Lohok6713/
Leuak6713/
Louok6710/
Laeok677/
Loagh673/
Lohag673/
Louac672/
Laook672/
Löoke672/
Laeak671/
Loacg671/
Loasc671/
Louag671/
Loags671/
Laokt671/
Laock670/

Loak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loak in the Russian language
Лоакloak-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loak
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