Foks Surname

65,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Poland

Foks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,7741:38,1885,186
Poland2,8951:13,1291,885
Netherlands2431:69,49511,836
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Belarus1281:74,22712,018
Kazakhstan1061:166,81616,295
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
United States571:6,358,929302,882
France541:1,230,050127,496
Czechia441:241,67033,051
England351:1,591,94567,242
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
India91:85,229,487684,495
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Föks (2) & Fokś (1) are calculated separately.

Foks (215) may also be a first name.

Foks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foks (Russian: Фокс) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can appear as a variant: Föks or Fokś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foks? popularity and diffusion

Foks is the 65,029th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 948,529 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Foks live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 616,131st most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 215 people.

The last name Foks is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 3,774 people, or 1 in 38,188. In Russia Foks is most numerous in: Moscow, where 25 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Russia Foks occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 38 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Foks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foks last name expanded 570 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Foks are 1.31% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 48.08% registered to vote for the party.

Foks earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $44,890 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Föks922/
Fokś921/
Fooks892,259/
Focks89325/
Fouks89236/
Foksh89154/
Foeks8930/
Fojks891/
Foksz891/
Fuoks890/
Fokks890/
Fosks890/
Ffooks807/
Fojkes804/
Foucks802/
Foksch801/
Foykes801/
Foikes801/
Fuks756,297/
Faks75254/
Voks7555/
Foxs7544/
Feks7515/
Fosx752/
Fogs751/
Fokx750/
Foksová7353/
Foksova7312/
Fucks671,074/
Fochs67631/
Fuksz67388/
Voeks67386/
Vocks67266/
Facks67193/
Foggs67123/
Feeks6797/
Fuiks6756/
Fücks6751/
Fukse6734/
Fauks6731/
Voksø6727/
Foukx6721/
Fakse6717/
Voksh6711/
Faksh6711/
Fukss6711/
Fäcks675/
Fecks675/
Fuyks672/
Föcks672/
Foqus671/
Fakhs671/
Fakks671/
Fougs671/
Vohks671/
Fuhks671/
Hfoxs671/
Feqks671/
Fugks671/
Fakss671/
Fogss671/
Focsh670/
Foxse670/

Foks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foks in the Russian language
Фоксfoks-

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