Gaks Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gaks (18) may also be a first name.

Gaks Last Name Facts

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

Gaks (Hindi: गक्स, Marathi: गक्स) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Gaks are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gaks is also the 2,608,198th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Apart from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauks8955/
Gakse896/
Ghaks895/
Gaiks892/
Gacks891/
Gaaks890/
Aks862,299/
Gaksch80149/
Ghakse80148/
Gaukås8013/
Gakhsh801/
Gakshe801/
Aksh753,036/
Akse75970/
Eaks75219/
Acks75197/
Haks75174/
Geks7578/
Auks7514/
Gags7513/
Akhs7511/
Ahks758/
Aiks754/
Aksz753/
Goks753/
Akzs752/
Aksj752/
Akqs752/
Akss751/
Aksx751/
Ayks751/
Atks751/
Azks751/
Akks751/
Gasx751/
Akcs751/
Gauksås7324/
Gacksch7315/
Gaskshh731/
Ghakshe731/
Ghakkse731/
Eakes672,133/
Gocks67224/
Gecks67202/
Haaks67170/
Gachs67125/
Hacks67124/
Aaksh67120/
Göcks6795/
Gokse6780/
Aikes6765/
Akhsh6760/
Hauks6757/
Hakse6752/
Gaggs6739/
Aykes6737/
Goeks6731/
Akshe6720/
Gaykısız6712/
Auksz6711/
Askås6710/
Aakse678/
Aukst677/
Haksø676/
Aicks675/
Ackås675/
Goksh674/
Hakhs674/
Heaks673/
Aukse673/
Hakks673/
Ngoks673/
Akhsd672/
Haksh672/
Aksse672/
Hakzs671/
Eaksh671/
Ghags671/
Gatcs671/
Haiks671/
Atkhs671/
Gacse671/
Gahgs671/
Gohks671/
Askst671/
Ghoks671/
Kgeks671/
Gagst670/
Aycks670/
Hasks670/
Gaacs670/

Gaks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaks in the Hindi language
गक्सgaksa-
Gaks in the Marathi language
गक्सgaksa-

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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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  • 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 Gaks
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