How common is the surname Zak?

5,177 people in the United States had the surname Zak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,638 Americans. It ranked 6,540th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zak?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zak identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Zak getting more or less common?

More common. 5,168 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,177 in 2010, up 0.2%.

Is Zak also a first name?

Yes. Zak is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Zak

A surname, carried by 5,177 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Z200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zak is more common than 96% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,177 people named Zak in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,638 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,168.

#6,540

rank among US surnames

5,177

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,114)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,535	Lander	5,186	59,534
#6,538	Manchester	5,182	59,580
#6,539	Milian	5,181	59,592
#6,540	Delosreyes	5,177	59,638
#6,542	Leffler	5,176	59,649

Who is named Zak

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

96% of people named Zak identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zak

Zak has the Soundex code Z200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z200.

Questions

How common is the surname Zak?: 5,177 people in the United States had the surname Zak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,638 Americans. It ranked 6,540th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zak?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zak identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Zak getting more or less common?: More common. 5,168 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,177 in 2010, up 0.2%.
Is Zak also a first name?: Yes. Zak is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.