Fuks Surname

77,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Fuks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,6211:23,4483,568
Russia1,4771:97,57812,070
Ukraine5991:75,99810,890
Argentina4471:95,6238,055
United States4431:818,19262,826
Slovenia2181:11,4112,700
Czechia1971:53,9779,048
Brazil1681:1,274,25243,696
Germany1511:533,14944,599
Kazakhstan1061:166,81616,295
Uzbekistan981:315,6038,608
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Israel751:114,10212,745
Serbia731:97,8767,906
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Croatia591:71,67112,734
Canada581:635,26952,014
Belarus401:237,52628,656
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
England291:1,921,31276,208
Kyrgyzstan281:213,30920,787
Austria271:315,38635,058
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
France211:3,162,987209,042
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Fukś (43) are calculated separately.

Fuks (20) may also be a first name.

Fuks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuks (Russian: Фукс) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Fukś. For other potential spellings of Fuks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 77,665th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,157,304 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Fuks live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 29 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 20 people.

The last name Fuks is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 1,621 people, or 1 in 23,448. Outside of Poland Fuks is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 23 percent are found and Ukraine, where 10 percent are found.

Fuks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fuks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fuks surname grew 2,110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fuks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Fuks last name are 35.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fuks earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 39.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,750 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.34% less than the national average, earning R 30,096 per year; in United States they earn 29.48% more than the national average, earning $55,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $52,079 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fukś9243/
Fucks891,074/
Fuksz89388/
Fouks89236/
Fuiks8956/
Fukse8934/
Fauks8931/
Fukss8911/
Fueks892/
Fuyks892/
Fugks891/
Fuhks891/
Fuecks8010/
Foucks802/
Fhauks800/
Faucks800/
Foks757,683/
Fiks751,698/
Vuks75170/
Fuxs7514/
Fugs757/
Fukz756/
Fukx751/
Fusx751/
Fuksová731,096/
Fuksova7383/
Fuchs67190,672/
Fooks672,259/
Ficks671,082/
Focks67325/
Foksh67154/
Fücks6751/
Fuggs6738/
Fukszová6736/
Foeks6730/
Foukx6721/
Fuhcs677/
Vuksh675/
Fuqsh674/
Fieks672/
Fuigs671/
Feuxs671/
Fausx671/
Fougs671/
Fucsh671/
Fauxs671/
Foksz671/
Fuccs671/
Fikss671/
Fugst670/
Fokks670/
Fuckz670/

Fuks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fuks in the Russian language
Фуксfuks-

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