Fakas Surname

265,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Fakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5181:21,3903,139
Ukraine4031:112,96016,102
Syria2961:65,2062,960
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Jordan511:173,3818,936
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Palestine231:197,7769,224
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
England51:11,143,612252,590
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Fakas (71) may also be a first name.

Fakas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fakas (Arabic: فاكس, Hindi: फकस, Marathi: फकस, Russian: Факас) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fakas? popularity and diffusion

Fakas is the 265,110th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,937,362 people. The last name Fakas occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Fakas live; 35 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 35 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,152,838th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 71 people.

The last name Fakas is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 518 people, or 1 in 21,390. In Greece Fakas is mostly concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 32 percent are found, Thessaly, where 24 percent are found and Attica, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Greece it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 27 percent are found and Syria, where 20 percent are found.

Fakas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (96%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Fakas last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Fakas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $48,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fakkas91128/
Fakase9112/
Fagkas916/
Fakash913/
Fackas913/
Fajkas911/
Fakaus911/
Fakhas911/
Fahkas911/
Fakashe8332/
Fakasse8314/
Fakhash834/
Fakasch833/
Faykash831/
Faiskas831/
Fazckas831/
Fokas802,435/
Vakas801,028/
Fakos80961/
Facas80368/
Fekas80298/
Faqas80136/
Fakač806/
Fakaz802/
Fakous735,442/
Foukas731,052/
Fokase73302/
Vakkas73257/
Vakash73209/
Fekkas73152/
Faccas7382/
Fakász7338/
Fokeas7333/
Foskas7332/
Faqais7327/
Fakose7326/
Fajkos7324/
Faykos7320/
Vaikas7317/
Vakhas7314/
Fackos7313/
Vakaus739/
Phakas739/
Fakach739/
Fagcas738/
Fekays736/
Vagkas734/
Vaukas733/
Vakais733/
Fakkos732/
Faqash732/
Vaekas731/
Fazkaz731/
Faucas731/
Faecas731/
Fakkaz731/
Fegkas731/
Fogkas731/
Fokash731/
Fokasz731/
Facaus731/
Feikas730/
Feckas730/
Faikhahse7111/
Fakoush67496/
Fouskas67310/
Faykosh6759/
Vaikash6752/
Fajkosz6734/
Fooskas6729/
Vakhash6717/
Fokkais6710/
Vakkaus679/
Pfakazt679/
Vakaish678/
Facasse678/
Fakkous674/
Fokhase673/
Fakouse672/
Phakase671/
Fackous671/
Faccass671/
Foikash671/
Feaucas671/
Fayko's671/
Fakouss671/
Fakachh671/
Fakhach671/
Fakuosh671/
Faiscas671/
Fouckas670/

Fakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fakas in the Hindi language
फकसphakasa-
Fakas in the Marathi language
फकसphakasa-
Fakas in the Russian language
Факасfakas-
Fakas in the Arabic language
فاكسfaks-

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