Pak Surname

94th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,302,782 people bear this surname

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

Pak Surname User-submission:

The surname Pak was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

Pak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea4,289,6121:123
North Korea1,894,6621:133
Russia28,5651:5,045616
Iran24,9551:3,077399
United States14,0961:25,7143,237
Turkey9,5091:8,1841,110
Hong Kong8,6301:850106
Uzbekistan4,1941:7,3751,282
India3,9421:194,58811,745
Cambodia3,0201:5,128718
Kyrgyzstan2,5151:2,375288
Kazakhstan2,3861:7,4111,130
Indonesia2,2671:58,3376,420
Singapore2,0801:2,648235
Ukraine1,6171:28,1534,061
Malaysia1,3821:21,3421,974
Canada9291:39,6624,958
Macau7021:857140
Thailand6081:116,18117,198
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Netherlands5111:33,0475,504
Pakistan4591:389,2027,405
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
United Arab Emirates3861:23,7362,690
Australia3701:72,9618,589
Israel2901:29,5094,231
Belarus2831:33,5735,813
Poland2801:135,74619,731
Vietnam2651:349,6081,231
Turkmenistan2591:21,193574
France2421:274,47442,205
Germany2131:377,96035,636
Papua New Guinea1861:43,8375,367
Afghanistan1651:194,8683,726
Brazil1481:1,446,44848,665
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England1351:412,72628,150
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Tajikistan1331:63,0581,450
Slovenia1311:18,9904,328
Japan1041:1,229,27222,213
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
China931:14,702,382862
Belgium901:127,74018,560
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Mexico721:1,723,97517,448
Austria671:127,09617,572
Spain591:792,40732,853
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Guam451:3,558455
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Norway111:467,48139,375
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Finland101:549,67032,186
Georgia101:374,55415,620
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Abkhazia71:34,6952,465
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Micronesia41:26,561731
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Oman41:921,9937,313
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Pák (98) are calculated separately.

Pak (117,594) may also be a first name.

Pak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Pak was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

- ghuerta281

Pak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pak (Arabic: باك, Bengali: পক, Georgian: პაკ, Hindi: पाक, Marathi: पाक, Oriya: ପାକ, Russian: Пак) occurs in South Korea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Pák. Click here for further potential spellings of Pak.

How Common Is The Last Name Pak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 94th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,156 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pak are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 8,767th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 117,594 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Korea, where it is borne by 4,289,612 people, or 1 in 12. In South Korea it is most prevalent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent are found, Seoul, where 19 percent are found and Busan, where 9 percent are found. Barring South Korea this surname exists in 125 countries. It is also found in North Korea, where 30 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Pak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pak surname rose 46,987 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (66%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus, Orthodox (66%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (92%) in Kyrgyzstan, Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (85%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Pak are 0.15000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 165.43% more than the national average, earning 918,615 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.45% more than the national average, earning R 359,892 per year; in United States they earn 21.61% more than the national average, earning $52,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.52% more than the national average, earning $59,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pák8998/
Paik86106,396/
Pack8630,196/
Peak8613,165/
Pauk8610,667/
Pake863,642/
Phak861,282/
Pajk861,275/
Paak86620/
Pakh86367/
Pahk86330/
Payk86308/
Pakk86166/
Bpak8611/
Pakc865/
Pfak864/
Pakp864/
Hpak863/
Ppak862/
Pagk861/
Paqk861/
Pakg861/
Peake7515,156/
Pheak755,415/
Phake75772/
Paike75703/
Packe75617/
Pakhe75505/
Pauck75434/
Pauke75177/
Paick75114/
Pakke75106/
Phauk7589/
Paňák7584/
Payke7579/
Pakkt7578/
Phaik7552/
Pahak7548/
Phakk7541/
Paukh7536/
Peack7530/
Paľák7527/
Paikh7524/
Paaik7515/
Paakh7513/
Pasck7512/
Pfauk7511/
Paykh7511/
Phakh7510/
Ppake759/
Paszk758/
Pakks758/
Paack756/
Phaak755/
Paitk754/
Paksz754/
Pa'ak753/
Pazke753/
Paukš753/
Pajdk753/
Pakkh753/
Paytk752/
Pausk752/
Pahuk752/
Packz752/
Pahke752/
Pachk752/
Pauks751/
Ppaik751/
Pasks751/
Pautk751/
Pauzk751/
Pahkk751/
Pahtk751/
Pacck751/
Vphak751/
Payck751/
Packx751/
Pgakh751/
Phack751/
Pahyk751/
Peagk751/
Pauhk751/
Packh750/
Paake750/
Pok6724,603/
Pac676,815/
Pax671,737/
Paszke67633/
Pag67603/
Pók67495/
Pakova67290/
Paucke67250/
Pautke6770/
Pattke6755/
Paková6751/
Pascke6739/
Phakke6739/
Paishk6722/
Paq6719/
Phathk679/
Pakowa679/
Pachke677/
Passke677/
Paschk676/
Pakkhe675/
Paukss673/
Phaike672/
Patkhe672/
Patcke671/
Paycke671/
Pfadke671/
Phahke671/
Paiske671/
Paadke671/
Paasck671/
Paathk671/
Padkke671/
Pahatk671/
Paddke671/
Pauske671/
Paszck671/
Phakqe671/
Peaske671/
D'Pahk671/
Phauke671/
Pazcke671/
Paskke671/
Peacks670/
Packke670/
Padtke670/
Peacke670/

Pak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pak in the Georgian language
პაკpak-
Pak in the Marathi language
पाकpaka-
Pak in the Oriya language
ପାକpaka86.35
ପକpaka13.15
Pak in the Bengali language
পকpaka75
পাকpaka25
Pak in the Hindi language
पाकpaka64.13
पकpaka29.35
पक्pak4.35
Pak in the Russian language
Пакpak-
Pak in the Arabic language
باكbak-

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