How common is the surname Pak?

10,846 people in the United States had the surname Pak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,466 Americans. It ranked 3,308th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Pak getting more or less common?

More common. 9,877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,846 in 2010, up 9.8%.

The surname Pak

A surname, carried by 10,846 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pak is more common than 98% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,846 people named Pak in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,466 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,877.

#3,308

rank among US surnames

10,846

people in 2010

3.7

per 100,000 Americans

+9.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,322)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,299	Larios	10,887	28,359
#3,301	Brant	10,886	28,362
#3,302	Carvalho	10,877	28,385
#3,303	Miguel	10,861	28,427
#3,304	Agee	10,857	28,437
#3,305	Elrod	10,851	28,453
#3,306	McLemore	10,850	28,456

Who is named Pak

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Pak identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
White (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pak

Pak has the Soundex code P200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P200.

Questions

How common is the surname Pak?: 10,846 people in the United States had the surname Pak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,466 Americans. It ranked 3,308th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pak?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Pak identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Pak getting more or less common?: More common. 9,877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,846 in 2010, up 9.8%.