Tak Surname

8,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Macau

Tak Surname User-submission:

The surname Tak (Tank) belongs to Harijan, an Hindu caste. They are traditionally leather workers.

Tak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India22,2411:34,4892,494
South Korea21,3661:2,39873
Cambodia4,7761:3,243576
Iran4,2001:18,2822,345
Turkey2,5321:30,7353,360
Netherlands1,6411:10,2911,381
United States1,0841:334,37230,223
Indonesia7361:179,68617,308
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Hong Kong6041:12,145346
Malaysia5231:56,3944,319
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Macau4681:1,286173
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
England2391:233,13019,331
Canada1711:215,47120,813
United Arab Emirates1711:53,5815,240
Thailand1661:425,53274,519
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Pakistan981:1,822,89718,213
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Germany921:875,05962,702
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
Afghanistan761:423,0685,769
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Poland621:613,04455,163
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Taiwan571:411,3113,177
Japan461:2,779,22432,156
China441:31,075,4901,656
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Northern Cyprus341:9,3832,356
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Greece181:615,54471,673
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Belgium141:821,18966,436
France131:5,109,440259,941
North Korea91:2,790,78379
Togo91:805,3086,372
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway61:857,04855,549
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Tak (16,634) may also be a first name.

Tak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tak (Tank) belongs to Harijan, an Hindu caste. They are traditionally leather workers.

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Tak Last Name Facts

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

Tak (Arabic: تك, Bengali: তাক্্, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻚ, Hindi: टाक, Marathi: टाक, Oriya: ଟାକ, Tibetan: ཀྲག་) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tak.

How Common Is The Last Name Tak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tak is the 8,869th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 114,059 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Tak reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 43,196th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 16,634 people.

Tak is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 22,241 people, or 1 in 34,489. In India Tak is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 63 percent live, Rajasthan, where 17 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 6 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 99 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 33 percent live and Cambodia, where 7 percent live.

Tak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tak has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tak surname expanded 5,975 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Tak surname are 6.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.99% being registered with the party.

The amount Tak earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 37.96% more than the national average, earning R 327,840 per year; in United States they earn 19.44% more than the national average, earning $51,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.29% more than the national average, earning $62,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Take8611,644/
Tack868,844/
Taik862,843/
Thak862,841/
Taak861,140/
Tauk86824/
Teak86451/
Takk86305/
Takh86249/
Tahk86141/
Tajk8635/
Ttak8618/
Tayk865/
Taqk862/
Takc861/
Takı861/
Htak861/
Tagk861/
Taïk861/
Takg861/
Htaik7512,505/
Tacke754,378/
Takke753,246/
Thake751,869/
Taake751,386/
Takhe751,201/
Tahuk75428/
Tauke75353/
Tahak75259/
Tayık75170/
Thaik75117/
Tauck75117/
Taakh75104/
Thack7598/
Taksz7595/
Taack7578/
Thakk7575/
Taike7570/
Taaks7559/
Takcs7558/
Thauk7536/
Theak7533/
Taikh7526/
Taykh7522/
Teake7518/
Taške7516/
Tachk7514/
Taaik7510/
Thakh758/
Teaks757/
Tahkh757/
Tayke756/
Thaak756/
Taşke754/
Takkh752/
Tthak751/
Teakk751/
Teakt751/
Tayck751/
Thatk751/
Takhh751/
Taikt751/
Tajjk751/
Taskx751/
Tayks751/
Htake751/
Teaqk751/
Tauhk751/
Htauk751/
Taick750/
Tok6740,736/
Tag6734,425/
Tax6715,969/
Tac671,911/
Takova67699/
Taq67401/
Thaikh67147/
Thakke6784/
Thadke6770/
Takhsh6758/
Htaike6746/
Tascke6746/
Thacke6745/
Ta'ake6743/
Takowa6741/
Taskhe6741/
Taucke6736/
Thaike6735/
Teasck6731/
Tadtke6729/
Taayke6718/
Thakhe6716/
Taacke679/
Taikhe679/
Dtauke676/
Taszke676/
Thauke675/
Taykeh674/
Ttauke673/
Thahak673/
Tathke672/
Thaick672/
Thahke671/
Tahdke671/
Tacktt671/
Tadkhe671/
Taadke671/
Taatke671/
Tasske671/
Tôk671/
Taaike671/
Tahaak671/
Taková671/
Ttakhe671/
Taacks671/
Uamtak671/
Tadcke671/
Taschk671/
Takıcı670/
Tausks670/

Tak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tak in the Marathi language
टाकtaka97.12
टाक्tak0.01
Tak in the Hindi language
टाकtaka89.25
टॉकtoka3.99
तकtaka3.21
तक्tak0.05
टाक्tak0.05
Tak in the Tibetan language
ཀྲག་trak57.14
ཀྲེག་trek14.29
ཐག་tak7.14
ཀྲགས་trak7.14
སྟག་tak7.14
ཀྲཀ་traka7.14
Tak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻚtk50
ﺗﺎﻙtak50
Tak in the Bengali language
তাক্্tak50
তকtaka50
Tak in the Oriya language
ଟାକtaka38.24
ଟକtaka38.24
ତକtaka8.82
ଟାକ୍tak8.82
ତାକtaka4.41
ତାକ୍tak1.47
Tak in the Arabic language
تكtk-

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