Uak Surname

196,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Uak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2,0471:7,566849
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Uak (2,041) may also be a first name.

Uak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uak (Hindi: उाक, Russian: Уак) is most common in Cambodia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 196,565th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,418,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Uak live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Uak is also the 166,996th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 2,041 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 2,047 people, or 1 in 7,566. In Cambodia Uak is most common in: Takéo Province, where 18 percent are found, Tboung Khmum Province, where 11 percent are found and Svay Rieng Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Cambodia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huak86230/
Uake8652/
Vuak8614/
Uaks864/
Uakh864/
Uakt862/
Uakc862/
Uazk861/
Uayk861/
Uatk861/
Uaak861/
Huake7511/
Uhack755/
Uayke752/
Huack752/
Vuake752/
Uacke751/
Uaske751/
Uasks751/
Wuack750/
Wak673,221/
Uac671,632/
Vak671,206/
Uok6731/
Uax678/
Uag677/
Huayck676/
Uaq676/
Wuatke672/
Uakova672/
Uhaikh672/
Wuhack671/
Ouhaik671/

Uak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uak in the Hindi language
उाकuaka-
Uak in the Russian language
Уакuak-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uak
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis