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

The last name Pak (Arabic: باك, Bengali: পক, Georgian: პაკ, Hindi: पाक, Marathi: पाक, Oriya: ପାକ, Russian: Пак) is found most in South Korea. It can occur in the variant forms: Pák. For other potential spellings of Pak click here.

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

The surname is the 94^th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,156 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pak are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. Pak is also the 8,767^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 117,594 people.

The surname Pak is most commonly held in South Korea, where it is borne by 4,289,612 people, or 1 in 12. In South Korea Pak is mostly concentrated in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent live, Seoul, where 19 percent live and Busan, where 9 percent live. Other than South Korea this last name exists in 125 countries. It also occurs in North Korea, where 30 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Pak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pak has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 adherence of those carrying the Pak last name 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.38% being registered with 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.