Axe Surname

176,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Axe Surname Definition:

Two western rivers are so called.

Axe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5551:233,09322,416
England4611:120,86312,230
Canada511:722,46357,796
Australia421:642,75544,739
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
India321:23,970,793327,222
Norway261:197,78022,769
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Sweden201:492,33835,486
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales121:257,87814,969
France91:7,380,302306,885
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3081:79,1418,540
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:148,57613,812

The alternate forms: Axé (19) & Axè (1) are calculated separately.

Axe (1,060) may also be a first name.

Axe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Two western rivers are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Axe Last Name Facts

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

Axe is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Axé or Axè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Axe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 176,301st most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,001,460 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Axe live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 245,806th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 1,060 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,555 people, or 1 in 233,093. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 4 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 56 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Axe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Axe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Axe surname grew 460 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Axe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Axe surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Axe surname are 26.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73% being registered with the party.

The amount Axe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.04% more than the national average, earning 508,862 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $48,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Axé8919/
Axè891/
Axer864,093/
Haxe86190/
Aexe86110/
Gaxe8639/
Anxe8633/
Axxe8617/
Axie8616/
Axce8612/
Axet868/
Axes864/
Axed864/
Axez863/
Aaxe863/
Aqxe862/
Axse861/
Adxe861/
Axhe861/
Auxe861/
Axje861/
Axeu861/
Eaxe861/
Agxe861/
Aixe861/
Ajxe861/
Axey860/
Ax807,984/
Auxer75104/
Atxer7561/
Haxhe7550/
Haxer7530/
Aaxes7524/
Axhed7520/
Axser7510/
Aixie754/
Aaxer754/
Auxea753/
Ahtxe753/
Haxes753/
Axcer751/
Auxet751/
Auxes751/
Ahaxe751/
Axess751/
Atxet751/
Eazxe751/
Axceu751/
Autxe751/
Gaxhe751/
Auxie751/
Axces751/
Haxie751/
Axxeh751/
Ace6714,513/
Ase679,457/
Aze673,854/
Axt673,592/
Hax67789/
Aux67769/
Axa67644/
Aix67572/
Aaxesh67270/
Exe67245/
Oxe67233/
Acx67215/
Axi67164/
Açe6782/
Gax6753/
Axs6739/
Axh6726/
Axø6725/
Axy6722/
Axx6722/
Aax6715/
Ahx6714/
Aşe6714/
Akx6713/
Adx6711/
Axj6710/
Axehed678/
Axå677/
Axz677/
Eax676/
Aqx676/
Ayx676/
Axseph674/
Agx674/
Axcess673/
Azx673/
Axd673/
Asx672/
Axp672/
Axeova671/
Axaaie671/
Aße671/
Ajx671/
Haxsey670/
Haxsie670/

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