Bakst Surname

352,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Bakst Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Bakst, a town in Lithuania.

Bakst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7461:485,87041,063
Israel1701:50,3396,610
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Bakst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Bakst, a town in Lithuania.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Bakst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bakst (Russian: Бакст) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bakst is the 352,942nd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,061,576 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Bakst reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bakst is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 746 people, or 1 in 485,870. In The United States Bakst is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 21 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New Jersey, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 16 percent reside and Uruguay, where 2 percent reside.

Bakst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bakst surname are 12.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Bakst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 490.71% more than the national average, earning R 1,403,760 per year; in United States they earn 25.6% more than the national average, earning $54,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.6% more than the national average, earning $72,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baksht91112/
Bakhst9116/
Backst917/
Bakszt917/
Baksts911/
Baikste831/
Bekst801/
Bokst801/
Bakstova7749/
Baskscht771/
Backstdt771/
Bakcht739/
Beckst731/
Bacste731/
Baxt67274/
Baugstø6776/
Bakhshd671/
Bokssts671/
Bakshgy671/
Vauckst670/
Beckstdt622/
Baxte6011/
Baccht551/
Vaugst551/
Baxtova504/
Boukcht501/

Bakst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bakst in the Russian language
Бакстbakst-

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