Jaks Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Jaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Poland2001:190,04425,702
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Austria301:283,84832,444
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Latvia101:205,00522,061
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
India81:95,883,173728,828
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Jakš (266), Jakś (189) & Jäks (3) are calculated separately.

Jaks (254) may also be a first name.

Jaks Last Name Facts

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

Jaks is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Jakš, Jakś or Jäks. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jaks is the 486,338th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,669,906 people. The last name Jaks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Jaks live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 559,024th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 254 people.

Jaks is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 1,632,698. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 55 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Jaks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jaks are 10.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.58% registered with the political party.

Jaks earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $50,135 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakš92266/
Jakś92189/
Jäks923/
Jacks8911,775/
Jakse89236/
Jaaks8956/
Jaksz8954/
Jaksh899/
Jakks896/
Jakst894/
Jakss893/
Jeaks892/
Jaiks892/
Jaeks892/
Jakcs892/
Jakës891/
Jiaks891/
Jauks890/
Jaksch802,532/
Jaacks80749/
Jaecks80418/
Jaicks80119/
Jackse8048/
Jaikes8034/
Jeakes8033/
Jakszt8019/
Jaikhs8012/
Jackst809/
Jaksjø808/
Jauksz807/
Djakse803/
Jeacks802/
Jakshe802/
Jhaksh801/
Jacksh801/
Jakhsh801/
Jack's801/
Saks755,191/
Zaks751,706/
Yaks75465/
Joks75399/
Jõks75105/
Caks7566/
Jags7560/
Iaks753/
Jakx751/
Jacksch73211/
Jaksche73169/
Aijhaks738/
Jakscht738/
Jaksova738/
Jahaksh731/
Djaksse731/
Jaecksh730/
Sacks6712,129/
Zacks67734/
Jakše67588/
Yakes67587/
Jaggs67574/
Jachs67341/
Yacks67334/
Jocks67230/
Yakse67189/
Jagst67134/
Seaks6794/
Joksz6792/
Iacks6788/
Yaksh6786/
Jagsz6775/
Sakss6766/
Jöcks6764/
Jaecksch6753/
Cakss6744/
Sauks6742/
Sakks6740/
Saiks6732/
Zakss6731/
Zakse6729/
Ojoks6721/
Jokst6721/
Ziaks6718/
Saaks6715/
Jooks6713/
Jäcks6711/
Joeks6710/
Saksh678/
Zaksh677/
Jackscht675/
Saksø675/
Yoaks674/
Jakch673/
Sakhs673/
Jagse672/
Joksh672/
Jeiks672/
Iakes672/
Ayoks672/
Jakhz672/
Zakks672/
Jaqus671/
Jakzz671/
Jackz671/
Jagsp671/
Eaksh671/
Jokhs671/
Jokse671/
Jokss671/
Jokšs671/
Sagks671/
Giaks671/
Zaiks671/
Jioks671/
Ajoks671/
Jagss671/
Jjacs671/
Juiks670/
Geaks670/
Cacks670/
Jeuks670/
Yaaks670/
Eaaks670/
Jascksch670/
Jaacksch670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jaks
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