Explore the Family Name Chak

The meaning of Chak

Chinese: 1. Cantonese form of the surname 翟, see Zhai. 2. variant Romanization of the surname 卓, see Zhuo 1. 3. variant Romanization of the surname 席, see Xi 2.

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How common is the last name Chak in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chak's popularity has been rising in the United States. In 2000, it ranked 50,261 while by 2010 it had risen to a rank of 44,356 – an increase of nearly 12%. Over the same period, the count of people with this surname also increased from 391 to 485, representing a growth rate of about 24%. The proportion of people named Chak per 100,000 Americans also grew by approximately 14% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,261	#44,356	11.75%
Count	391	485	24.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.16	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chak

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Chak has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest percentage of people with this surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, which increased from 73.66% in 2000 to 76.70% in 2010. However, the proportion of those identifying with two or more races decreased significantly from 6.14% to 2.27%. Meanwhile, those identifying as White dropped slightly from 17.65% to 15.46%, and those identifying as Hispanic saw a rise from 2.3% to 3.71%. The Black population with the surname Chak appeared in the 2010 census at 1.86%, but was not recorded in the 2000 census. There were no records of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	73.66%	76.7%	4.13%
White	17.65%	15.46%	-12.41%
Hispanic	2.3%	3.71%	61.3%
Two or More Races	6.14%	2.27%	-63.03%
Black	0%	1.86%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%