Luak Surname
Approximately 16,664 people bear this surname
Luak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 16,381 | 1:697 | 144 |
| Papua New Guinea | 137 | 1:59,516 | 7,632 |
| Malaysia | 63 | 1:468,162 | 23,720 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Cambodia | 21 | 1:737,483 | 4,850 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Luak (2,537) may also be a first name.
Luak Demographics
Average Luak Salary in
United States
$23,203 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Luak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luak (Russian: Луак) is carried by more people in South Sudan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,996th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 437,323 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Luak reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Luak is also the 146,401st most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 2,537 people.
This last name is most commonly used in South Sudan, where it is carried by 16,381 people, or 1 in 697. Outside of South Sudan Luak is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
Luak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Luak has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Luak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Luak last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Luak earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.23% less than the national average, earning $23,203 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luake | 89 | 3 | / |
| Lyuak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Luack | 89 | 0 | / |
| Luatke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Luakcs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luok | 75 | 4,256 | / |
| Luag | 75 | 124 | / |
| Luaq | 75 | 80 | / |
| Lwak | 75 | 59 | / |
| Luax | 75 | 14 | / |
| Luac | 75 | 11 | / |
| Lbak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luadtke | 73 | 27 | / |
| Luattke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Luoke | 67 | 71 | / |
| Liuag | 67 | 49 | / |
| Løbak | 67 | 40 | / |
| Lbakh | 67 | 38 | / |
| Luhok | 67 | 19 | / |
| Luhac | 67 | 11 | / |
| Luhakova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lhwak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lwack | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lwake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luoks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lbaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhuag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luaqt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhaq | 67 | 1 | / |
Luak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luak in the Russian language | ||
| Луак | luak | - |
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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 Luak
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