Bakas Surname
Approximately 6,818 people bear this surname
Bakas Surname User-submission:
Bakas is a Greek name, meaning 'he who has a big belly'.
Bakas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,338 | 1:328,086 | 18,138 |
| Greece | 2,154 | 1:5,144 | 525 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| United States | 424 | 1:854,856 | 65,098 |
| Lithuania | 340 | 1:8,925 | 1,602 |
| Indonesia | 161 | 1:821,424 | 62,240 |
| Australia | 127 | 1:212,565 | 20,555 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 21 | 1:284,412 | 25,571 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Bakaş (88) & Bakaš (2) are calculated separately.
Bakas (1,376) may also be a first name.
Bakas Surname Meaning
Bakas Demographics
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Bakas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakas (Arabic: بكاس, Hindi: बकस, Marathi: बकस, Oriya: ବକସ, Russian: Бакась) is found most in India. It can appear as: Bakaş or Bakaš. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bakas.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 72,324th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,068,869 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Bakas live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 34 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bakas is also the 211,101st most frequently used first name globally, borne by 1,376 people.
The last name Bakas is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2,338 people, or 1 in 328,086. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 48 percent are found, Odisha, where 22 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 12 percent are found. Other than India Bakas occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 32 percent are found and Morocco, where 11 percent are found.
Bakas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bakas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bakas surname grew 8,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bakas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Bakas last name are 10.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.44% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bakas earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning R 224,544 per year; in United States they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $49,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $52,052 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bakas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakas in the Marathi language | ||
| बकस | bakasa | 87.34 |
| बकास | bakasa | 9.36 |
| बाकस | bakasa | 1.47 |
| बकश | bakasa | 0.18 |
| बक | baka | 0.18 |
| बक्स | baksa | 0.18 |
| Bakas in the Oriya language | ||
| ବକସ | bakasa | 84.24 |
| ବକସ୍ | bakas | 12.07 |
| ବକ୍ସ | baksa | 0.99 |
| ବକ | baka | 0.74 |
| ବକାସ | bakasa | 0.74 |
| ବାକାସ | bakasa | 0.25 |
| ବକଜ୍ | bakaj | 0.25 |
| Bakas in the Hindi language | ||
| बकस | bakasa | 83.24 |
| बकास | bakasa | 9.09 |
| बक्स | baksa | 3.98 |
| बक्श | baksa | 0.85 |
| बाकास | bakasa | 0.85 |
| बाकस | bakasa | 0.57 |
| बख्श | bakhsa | 0.57 |
| बकसा | bakasa | 0.28 |
| बकशा | bakasa | 0.28 |
| वक्श | vaksa | 0.28 |
| Bakas in the Russian language | ||
| Бакась | bakas | - |
| Bakas in the Arabic language | ||
| بكاس | bkas | - |
| بقاس | bqas | - |
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