Codex Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Codex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Codex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
England11:55,718,059489,080

Codex (21) may also be a first name.

Codex Last Name Facts

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

The last name Codex occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Codex click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Codex? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 37 percent of Codex reside; 22 percent reside in North America and 19 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Codex is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 40 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 20 percent reside and Virginia, where 20 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent reside and Spain, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Codes801,301/
Codez80135/
Codec8019/
Kodex8017/
Zodex806/
Cadex803/
Codej802/
Codox801/
Codek801/
Codice7393/
Codeas7337/
Coudek7332/
Codeus7320/
Coudes739/
Cadeux734/
Gcodes733/
Codise733/
Codess732/
Codies732/
Coodes732/
Cadiex731/
Coudec731/
Coddes730/
Coydes730/
Chadeix6758/
Coudieg671/
Codesse671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Codex
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