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

The last name Shak (Arabic: سحآك, Bengali: শক, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ, Hindi: शाक, Marathi: शाक, Oriya: ଶକ, Russian: Шак) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 35,675^th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 492,302 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Shak reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 52,308^th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 12,636 people.

It is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 8,471 people, or 1 in 18,812. Without taking into account Bangladesh it exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.

Shak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shak last name increased 1,579 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (64%) in Russia and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Shak are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.18% less than the national average, earning R 127,896 per year; in United States they earn 28.18% more than the national average, earning $55,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $49,669 CAD per year.