Acs Surname

148,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Acs Surname User-submission:

Acs (in hungarian "ács" or "Áts") is an old Hungarian surname. It was originally an occupational name, meaning: woodworking, especially making artisan roofs. In English it would translate to "carpenter".

Acs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6401:31,3723,992
United States3721:974,35272,340
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Austria1351:63,0779,788
Brazil1111:1,928,59861,665
Germany971:829,95360,372
France951:699,18788,446
India921:8,337,667172,929
Hungary891:110,29510,533
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Slovakia461:116,01021,737
England431:1,295,76958,667
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Australia301:899,85754,700
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
San Marino11:33,214932
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Macau11:601,6301,582
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380

The alternate forms: Ács (11,937), Açs (1) & Ãcs (1) are calculated separately.

Acs (280) may also be a first name.

Acs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Acs (in hungarian "ács" or "Áts") is an old Hungarian surname. It was originally an occupational name, meaning: woodworking, especially making artisan roofs. In English it would translate to "carpenter".

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Acs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Acs Come From? nationality or country of origin

Acs is found most in Romania. It can occur as a variant: Ács, Açs or Ãcs. Click here for other possible spellings of Acs.

How Common Is The Last Name Acs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Acs is the 148,551st most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,448,772 people. The surname Acs occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Acs live; 26 percent live in Eastern Europe and 22 percent live in Romanian Europe. Acs is also the 530,161st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 280 people.

The last name Acs is most common in Romania, where it is held by 640 people, or 1 in 31,372. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Satu Mare County, where 40 percent live, Bihor County, where 21 percent live and Mureș County, where 11 percent live. Barring Romania it exists in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Bangladesh, where 12 percent live.

Acs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Acs surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Acs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.89% more than the national average, earning R 420,360 per year; in United States they earn 19.07% more than the national average, earning $51,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.09% more than the national average, earning $57,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ács8911,937/
Açs891/
Ãcs891/
Adcs862,256/
Achs86408/
Acss865/
Eacs863/
Atcs862/
Acsh862/
A'Cs861/
Aczs861/
Acsj861/
Aics861/
Aucs861/
Ac8014,153/
Gachs75125/
Aichs7547/
Achts7513/
Hacsh754/
Hachs752/
Achsh751/
Ajdcs751/
Atchs751/
Achse751/
Eachs750/
Auchs750/
Aci679,904/
Hac679,290/
Ach673,389/
Ads67434/
Ats67223/
Aic67187/
Ajc6759/
Ócs6750/
Ahc6729/
Acsova6724/
Adc6723/
Auc6721/
Acsová6720/
Ocs6720/
Eac6713/
Aac6713/
Ayc677/
Acz675/
Hatchs675/
Atc674/
Haachs671/

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