Paek Surname

810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
North Korea

Paek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea387,3511:13227
North Korea260,5161:9620
United States1,8911:191,67618,975
Cambodia1,7861:8,671897
India951:8,074,372169,494
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Canada541:682,32655,162
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China51:273,464,31313,838
England31:18,572,686338,250
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Paek (990) may also be a first name.

Paek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paek (Oriya: ପାଏକ) is more commonly found in South Korea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 810th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,177 people. Paek is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Paek reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 255,903rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 990 people.

Paek is most frequently used in South Korea, where it is held by 387,351 people, or 1 in 132. In South Korea Paek is primarily found in: Gyeonggi Province, where 23 percent live, Seoul, where 20 percent live and Busan, where 9 percent live. Besides South Korea this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in North Korea, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Paek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paek surname are 0.40000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Paek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.71% more than the national average, earning $52,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.01% more than the national average, earning $61,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pajek891,443/
Payek89345/
Pawek89111/
Paeke8995/
Pahek8988/
Paeck8941/
Paiek8930/
Phaek8925/
Paekh8910/
Paeks892/
Phawek8043/
Paetke8024/
Phaeke8021/
Payekh8020/
Paiyek8014/
Paweck8010/
Paecke803/
Paieke803/
Phayek801/
Pajeck801/
Payeke801/
Payiek801/
Paheke801/
Phhaek801/
Paik75106,396/
Peek7520,860/
Peak7513,165/
Pauk7510,667/
Piek753,856/
Peyk752,065/
Pajk751,275/
Peik75458/
Payk75308/
Poek75252/
Paec7583/
Peák7572/
Puek7561/
Paeg7536/
Peuk7527/
Pyek753/
Pejk751/
Paeq751/
Paethke7314/
Paeshke732/
Paescke731/
Paekova731/
Peake6715,156/
Pajok6710,099/
Pheak675,415/
Pajak673,586/
Payak673,123/
Payuk671,781/
Pejak67939/
Paike67703/
Peick67500/
Poeck67490/
Pauck67434/
Peeck67414/
Pijak67336/
Payik67179/
Pauke67177/
Peykh67145/
Pajik67135/
Paick67114/
Pehak67107/
Phauk6789/
Payke6779/
Pejik6779/
Peuke6776/
Phoek6769/
Peňák6763/
Peyok6760/
Paiuk6757/
Piyak6754/
Pujak6754/
Phaik6752/
Pajuk6751/
Paiak6741/
Payok6740/
Pejok6739/
Pyjek6738/
Paukh6736/
Payeg6734/
Peack6730/
Pojak6727/
Paegh6726/
Poyak6725/
Peják6725/
Peyke6724/
Paikh6724/
Peyik6724/
Peyuk6724/
Peľák6724/
Poiak6720/
Peike6719/
Peyck6718/
Puyak6718/
Pajeg6716/
Poeke6716/
Paaik6715/
Paiok6715/
Peľak6715/
Pieak6713/
Pfauk6711/
Peiks6711/
Paykh6711/
Peyek6710/
Peyak6710/
Peňak678/
Pahik677/
Paják676/
Peuck675/
Poyek675/
Pijek675/
Paiik674/
Paitk674/
Phuek674/
Pheuk673/
Peĺak673/
Peĺák673/
Paukš673/
Pajdk673/
Puekh673/
Powek672/
Paytk672/
Poeyk672/
Pausk672/
Pahuk672/
Pojek672/
Pehyk672/
Pyjak672/
Pauks671/
Paiyk671/
Ppaik671/
Poaik671/
Pohek671/
Pautk671/
Pauzk671/
Pyeck671/
Pyekh671/
Pheik671/
Piekk671/
Paieg671/
Payck671/
Paoik671/
Peidk671/
Pejck671/
Pejek671/
Pejke671/
Peeak671/
Pioak671/
Piiek671/
Pheek671/
Pahyk671/
Peaex671/
Peagk671/
Pauhk671/
Peisk670/

Paek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paek in the Oriya language
ପାଏକpa'eka97.5
ପାଏକତାିଆpa'ekatai'a2.5

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