Bax Surname

44,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bax Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the back,' i.e. one who resided in a cottage lying behind some others.

(a) In the Eastern Counties Back seems to correspond with the German Bache.

John atte Back, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Bax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,5931:4,700477
United States2,7601:131,32613,832
Pakistan1,0861:164,4974,308
England8281:67,2927,800
Germany5381:149,63817,978
Belgium5281:21,7743,392
Canada4931:74,7388,442
Australia4191:64,4297,723
Italy2711:225,67031,359
France2531:262,54040,467
New Zealand1861:24,3464,252
India1531:5,013,499125,565
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Argentina1361:314,29024,990
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Mauritius121:107,7857,954
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Wales81:386,81619,671
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Gambia41:480,863548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3731:65,3507,487
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Bax (201) may also be a first name.

Bax Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the back,' i.e. one who resided in a cottage lying behind some others.

(a) In the Eastern Counties Back seems to correspond with the German Bache.

John atte Back, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1533. Richard Mothe and Beatrice Backe: Marriage Lic. (London).

Robert Bache, of Diss, Norfolk, husbandman, 1 Dec. 23, 1504: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

1754. Married — Edward Back and Alice Fowler: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Local. Janet Back in Learbarmor, 1683 (Stirling), and George Back in Edinburgh, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 505).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Backs = Back's (Son): v. Back.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of Bakke” (Old Dutch Christian name).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Pluralized to Backs, whence Bax.) Sometimes synonymous with Beck, but more generally either a wharf or a ferry. Hence Backman and Backer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bax Last Name Facts

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

Bax (Hindi: बक्स) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bax? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bax is the 44,226th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 620,534 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Bax reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bax is also the 639,077th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 201 people.

The last name Bax is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,593 people, or 1 in 4,700. In The Netherlands Bax is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 39 percent live, South Holland, where 20 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 66 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.

Bax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bax has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bax last name grew 3,136 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bax Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bax surname are 2.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Bax earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 40.68% less than the national average, earning €17,815 per year; in Norway they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning 366,821 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.37% more than the national average, earning R 416,736 per year; in United States they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $45,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $53,288 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Backx751,808/
Baxsh75193/
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Badxe753/
Bakxe752/
Baksx751/
Batkx751/
Bauxe751/
Baekx751/
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Bag67753,158/
Baz67152,437/
Baş6788,088/
Bak6751,106/
Bas6734,453/
Box6730,929/
Bac6719,963/
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Wax674,051/
Bex673,788/
Baç67899/
Baß67542/
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Baq67394/
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Bač6741/
Böx6719/
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Bakxsh671/
Baxhsh671/

Bax Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bax in the Hindi language
बक्सbaksa-

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