Pax Forename

185,411th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,715 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Pax Forename Definition:

A Latin name, meaning: Peace.

Pax Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo
92%
 
7331:100,7205,390
United States
 
53%
2361:1,536,17428,044
Philippines
92%
 
1301:815,45823,627
Malawi
100%
1271:134,7436,567
Thailand
89%
 
741:946,83535,394
Nigeria
80%
 
581:3,061,45452,972
Netherlands
60%
 
521:325,0409,817
Uganda
95%
 
481:853,26915,864
South Africa
87%
 
431:1,268,20144,553
New Zealand-291:156,4155,718
Zambia-201:792,74014,411
England
100%
201:2,780,14631,455
Zimbabwe
86%
 
171:907,28333,225
Brazil-141:15,302,582163,580
Sweden
75%
 
101:985,79119,730
Germany
100%
101:9,667,78833,442
Canada-91:3,681,48643,248
Australia-91:1,517,51415,297
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Cameroon-51:4,322,10163,776
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Russia-41:36,058,42683,389
France-31:22,156,78046,973
Italy
83%
 
31:20,354,03045,650
Vietnam-31:30,874,3715,995
Tanzania
100%
31:17,596,10669,562
Mexico
50%
 
31:41,381,47674,307
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Chile
50%
 
21:8,803,60433,591
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Faroe Islands-11:49,1272,467
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Malaysia
80%
 
11:30,449,940373,101
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Paraguay-11:7,236,80516,549
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615

Pax (1,737) may also be a surname.

Pax Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Latin name, meaning: Peace.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Pax Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paix86232/
Paxe8645/
Paxx869/
Pacx868/
Phax867/
Paux866/
Panx865/
Paxs863/
Pfax862/
Paex862/
Paxz862/
Peax862/
Patx862/
Paxj861/
Pasx861/
Paxt861/
Pakx861/
Phanx753/
Pasxe751/
Pfaxx751/
Pawxh751/
Paqhx751/
Pajxp751/
Paaax751/
Phaex751/
Panxh751/
Painx751/
Patxe751/
Pak67117,594/
Paz6751,733/
Pas672,923/
Piaoxu671,012/
Pac67795/
Paj67433/
Pag67288/
Pex67215/
Pox6742/
Paq677/
Paç676/
Paixâo671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pax