Dax Surname

177,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Dax Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6251:128,80915,693
Austria5161:16,5032,466
United States4711:769,55259,828
France2981:222,89534,564
Namibia841:28,6834,432
Luxembourg841:6,9111,047
Mauritius781:16,5823,513
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia301:899,85754,700
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Hungary141:701,16338,752
India131:59,005,029552,550
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Dax (5,749) may also be a first name.

Dax Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dax is found most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dax? popularity and diffusion

Dax is the 177,588th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,026,390 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Dax live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 88,056th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 5,749 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 625 people, or 1 in 128,809. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Dax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dax has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dax Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dax surname is principally Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Dax last name are 22.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dax earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 23.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,850 per year; in United States they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $44,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.21% more than the national average, earning $58,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daix861,577/
Daux86859/
Deax8632/
Daxe8620/
D'Ax869/
Dasx864/
Dakx862/
Daex862/
Daax861/
Daxs861/
Datx861/
Dacx861/
Dayx861/
Daxd861/
Daxp861/
Daxz861/
D'Aux7516/
D'Aix758/
Dauxt752/
Datxe752/
Daxsh752/
Dasxe751/
Daixt751/
Daskx751/
Das6712,401,897/
Dak6796,919/
Daş6715,324/
Dag677,171/
Daz674,413/
Daj673,150/
Dac672,916/
Dox67804/
Daq67520/
Dex67516/
Daß6755/
Daš6724/
Daç677/
Daxová671/
Daithx671/

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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
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  • 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 Dax
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