Aleks Surname

272,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Aleks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aleks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6121:235,49525,201
Poland2501:152,03521,611
United States861:4,214,639225,501
India751:10,227,538196,136
Lithuania571:53,2388,388
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Canada381:969,62173,252
Belarus301:316,70234,864
Israel301:285,25425,178
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Greece171:651,75273,285
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Albania61:485,67618,535
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397

Aleks (56,736) may also be a first name.

Aleks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aleks (Hindi: अलेक्स, Marathi: अलेक्, Russian: Алекс) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aleks? popularity and diffusion

Aleks is the 272,520th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,103,323 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Aleks reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 37 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 16,597th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 56,736 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 612 people, or 1 in 235,495. In Russia Aleks is mostly found in: Moscow, where 27 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 3 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Aleks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Aleks last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Aleks last name are 2.31% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 49.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Aleks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning $51,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.12% more than the national average, earning $63,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alekse9170/
Alecks9155/
Haleks9132/
Alekss9117/
Aileks918/
Aleksh916/
Aleaks915/
Aleeks912/
Aleksė911/
Auleks911/
Aleikes831/
Aleksch831/
Allecks830/
Alaks80599/
Alexs80280/
Oleks80131/
Eleks8089/
Aliks8040/
Alekx801/
Alesx800/
Aleksova773,270/
Haslekås7724/
Hallecks7712/
Aleksová7710/
Haleck's771/
Alecse73550/
Aelaks7391/
Alexsh7348/
Alicks7337/
Olekss7322/
Alakks7312/
Galiks7311/
Alliks7310/
Haliks738/
Aloksh735/
Ailaks734/
Auliks733/
Oleaks733/
Alexst732/
Alacks732/
Galecs732/
Alaiks732/
Alaksh732/
Elaeks731/
Oleksh731/
Eeleks731/
Allaks731/
Ailiks731/
Aulaks731/
Aliecs731/
Elekss731/
Olekst731/
Aliexs731/
Alekshova711/
Alex67256,213/
Halicks6736/
Allicks6717/
Aelicks6714/
Aailaks674/
Alakhsh672/
Allaksh671/
Gallegs671/
Aulakhs671/
Alhicks671/
Holecks671/
Heleksh671/
Oleksze671/
Ealicks670/

Aleks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aleks in the Hindi language
अलेक्सaleksa87.1
आलेक्सaleksa6.45
अलेकसalekasa3.23
एसesa3.23
Aleks in the Marathi language
अलेक्alek34.09
अलेक्सaleksa15.91
अलेale9.09
एलेक्elek9.09
एलेकसelekasa6.82
ऍ़लेक्सeleksa6.82
आलेक्alek4.55
अॅलेaele2.27
अळेale2.27
अलीक्सaliksa2.27
ऑलेक्सoleksa2.27
अॅलेक्सaeleksa2.27
अलेकसalekasa2.27
Aleks in the Russian language
Алексaleks-

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Footnotes

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