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

Zak (Arabic: زك, Russian: Зак) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Žak, Żak, Zák, Žák or Źák. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

Zak is the 28,435^th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 385,666 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Zak live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. Zak is also the 36,987^th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 20,604 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7,426 people, or 1 in 48,809. In The United States Zak is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 10 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 108 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 6 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.

Zak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Zak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zak last name grew 9,056 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zak last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zak last name are 1.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.02% less than the national average, earning 231,788 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.93% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,226 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.98% more than the national average, earning R 335,028 per year; in United States they earn 13.14% more than the national average, earning $48,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $54,260 CAD per year.