Joks Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Joks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2441:155,77422,043
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Norway331:155,82719,235
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Jokś (163), Jõks (105) & Jokš (11) are calculated separately.

Joks (14) may also be a first name.

Joks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Joks is found most frequently in Poland. It can also be found in the variant forms: Jokś, Jõks or Jokš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Joks? popularity and diffusion

Joks is the 727,600th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Joks live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Joks is also the 3,024,661st most common given name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 155,774. Besides Poland this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Norway, where 8 percent reside.

Joks Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Joks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 28.71% less than the national average, earning 246,722 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.35% less than the national average, earning $31,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.37% less than the national average, earning $41,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jokś92163/
Jõks92105/
Jokš9211/
Jocks89230/
Joksz8992/
Ojoks8921/
Jokst8921/
Jooks8913/
Joeks8910/
Joksh892/
Jokhs891/
Jokse891/
Jokss891/
Jokšs891/
Jioks891/
Ajoks891/
Joksch80643/
Joecks80424/
Jhooks803/
Djokse801/
Jaks75683/
Juks75158/
Yoks75102/
Coks7589/
Zoks7555/
Soks7535/
Joxs751/
Jogs751/
Jocksch73253/
Jooksch734/
Josksch731/
Djoukse731/
Joksova731/
Jacks6711,775/
Cocks679,086/
Cooks677,380/
Socks67282/
Jakse67236/
Yocks6795/
Jucks6773/
Jaaks6756/
Jaksz6754/
Yoksh6752/
Jukss6744/
Jocqs6736/
Zocks6724/
Jukse6712/
Yokse679/
Jaksh679/
Sooks677/
Yokst676/
Jocse676/
Jakks676/
Soiks676/
Iodks675/
Jakst674/
Ojuks674/
Jochs674/
Yoaks674/
Djocs673/
Jakss673/
Yokcs673/
Gioks672/
Jakcs672/
Jukšs672/
Zokse672/
Jeaks672/
Ayoks672/
Jakës671/
Coksz671/
Jokcx671/
Ioksz671/
Jouxs671/
Youks671/
Zooks671/
Joukz671/
Joegs671/
Jiaks671/
Sokhs671/
Scoks671/
Hioks671/
Couks671/
Jauks670/
Joggs670/
Johcs670/
Jeuks670/
Juiks670/

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Footnotes

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