Pathak Surname

1,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Pathak Surname User-submission:

Pathak are native citizen of Nepal. The meaning of pathak is 'readers'. They fare from the upper caste of Brahmin. They are distributed all over the Nepal. In ancient times Pathak were one of the richest castes of nepal.

Pathak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India443,9011:1,728177
Nepal36,4971:780149
United States3,2091:112,95112,233
Bangladesh2,1631:73,6743,528
United Arab Emirates1,4691:6,237792
England1,2581:44,2915,601
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Canada7101:51,8956,248
Thailand5801:121,79018,282
Australia5541:48,7296,075
Qatar5431:4,343447
Oman5041:7,3171,030
Kuwait3761:10,1081,395
Bahrain2941:4,587818
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Singapore1971:27,9581,070
Malaysia1121:263,34114,729
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
Japan801:1,598,05425,094
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Wales281:110,5198,545
Belgium241:479,02747,365
China211:65,110,5513,537
Norway191:270,64728,127
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
France141:4,744,480251,814
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Bhutan81:77,005762
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Pathak (5,779) may also be a first name.

Pathak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pathak are native citizen of Nepal. The meaning of pathak is 'readers'. They fare from the upper caste of Brahmin. They are distributed all over the Nepal. In ancient times Pathak were one of the richest castes of nepal.

- prathampathak

The meaning of this surname is 'readers'. This surname comes from Indian Brahmins. This surname is mostly found in north India.

- swapnilpathak1989

Pathak Last Name Facts

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

Pathak (Bengali: পাঠক, Hindi: पाठक, Marathi: पाठक, Oriya: ପାଠକ, Tibetan: པ་ཕྲག།) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pathak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,082nd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,735 people. The last name Pathak occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pathak are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 87,790th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 5,779 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 443,901 people, or 1 in 1,728. In India Pathak is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 23 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 101 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Pathak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pathak last name are 1.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pathak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning 296,672 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.49% more than the national average, earning $54,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning $58,457 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauthak92223/
Phathak92156/
Paathak9279/
Pathake9244/
Patahak9241/
Patthak9222/
Paithak9221/
Pathhak9221/
Pathakz9217/
Pathaak9212/
Pathakk9211/
Pathaik929/
Pathaks926/
Pahthak924/
Pathack924/
Padthak923/
Pathakh923/
Pathakq923/
Ppathak923/
Pasthak922/
Pathask922/
Pathgak922/
Pathadk921/
Pathatk921/
Patak913,559/
Phathake866/
Paththak861/
Phatak835,340/
Pathok831,103/
Patake83898/
Pajtak83444/
Pattak83157/
Pathaq83150/
Patahk83122/
Paitak8389/
Pahtak8362/
Paytak8353/
Patack8314/
Patakh838/
Pataik838/
Pethak835/
Paatak835/
Pataak834/
Pothak833/
Pathag833/
Paštak832/
Pautak832/
Patajk831/
Peatak831/
Pateak831/
Paithauke8046/
Paithaake801/
Pachhthak801/
Pasztak77120/
Phatake7776/
Phathok7720/
Phothak7718/
Phatack779/
Pathoke775/
Paattak774/
Patakke773/
Patakhe772/
Pathaic771/
Patheik771/
Patahag771/
Pataske771/
Paatakh771/
Pahatak771/
Pashtak771/
Pataick771/
Patakht771/
Patthac771/
Pateack770/
Patac733,537/
Petak731,798/
Patag731,390/
Patok73883/
Paták73643/
Potak73573/
Pataq734/
Patax733/
Patakova7148/
Pataková7115/
Pattaaik713/
Pattakhe711/
Petakh67489/
Patock67330/
Patakhova67156/
Pataux67155/
Patacq67108/
Pattok6786/
Paitax6781/
Pautac6781/
Potakh6775/
Paytakova6758/
Pajtók6750/
Pastag6747/
Peatac6746/
Patoke6745/
Pattag6738/
Pottak6735/
Pateuk6721/
Pataag6714/
Photak6710/
Pajtok679/
Paytok679/
Potake679/
Phatax678/
Phatac674/
Paitok674/
Peetak674/
Peatok673/
Pataig672/
Pattakova671/
Peitak671/
Potakk671/
Pathoc671/
Phatok671/
Phetak671/
Pattac671/
Patokhova671/
Patagc671/
Patags671/
Patakgova671/
Pettak671/

Pathak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pathak in the Hindi language
पाठकpathaka99.12
चन्द्रcandra0.08
कुमारkumara0.06
पाठक्pathak0.05
पाथकpathaka0.04
पठकpathaka0.04
पाठाकpathaka0.04
पठाकpathaka0.02
पाठक़pathaqa0.01
पाठpatha0.01
बल्लभballabha0.01
पाठ्कpathka0.01
पथकpathaka0.01
दत्तdatta0.01
चाटःकcatahka0
पाढकpadhaka0
पाडकpadaka0
प्रभाprabha0
पा़ठकpathaka0
पथाकpathaka0
नाथnatha0
अहमदahamada0
पाठीpathi0
पााठकpaathaka0
पाठकुpathaku0
पाटकpataka0
पाथाकpathaka0
Pathak in the Oriya language
ପାଠକpathaka95.88
ପାଠକ୍pathak0.59
ପଥକpathaka0.29
ପାଥକpathaka0.15
ପଥିକpathika0.15
ପାଠାକpathaka0.15
ପାଠଳpathala0.15
େକାଠାରିekathari0.15
ପଠାକpathaka0.15
Pathak in the Bengali language
পাঠকpathaka87.5
পাথকpathaka12.5
Pathak in the Marathi language
पाठकpathaka82.99
फाटकphataka15.7
पथकpathaka0.22
पाटकpataka0.09
फाठकphathaka0.06
पाथकpathaka0.05
पाठाकpathaka0.04
पाठक़pathaqa0.04
पठाकpathaka0.03
पठकpathaka0.02
पाठpatha0.02
पठाडेpathade0.01
पाठ्कpathka0.01
पाथर्pathar0.01
फ़ाटकfataka0.01
फकphaka0
पनाथpanatha0
शतकाsataka0
पाटकरpatakara0
पटकpataka0
पा्ठकpathaka0
पथक्pathak0
वाथर्vathar0
पाठवpathava0
पाथpatha0
ुपाठकupathaka0
नाथनnathana0
पााकरpaakara0
पाठकेpathake0
पातकpataka0
िपनाकipanaka0
पाथाकpathaka0
फाताकphataka0
पाणकpanaka0
पठनpathana0
फाकीरphakira0
पलकpalaka0
पाठिकpathika0
पाटखpatakha0
पाढकpadhaka0
पाडकpadaka0
ठाकुरthakura0
पतकpataka0
Pathak in the Tibetan language
པ་ཕྲག།patrak71.43
པ་ཐགས།patak28.57

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