Jukes Surname

73,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jukes Surname Definition:

Juke’s (Son).

Jukes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,2521:13,1041,936
United States7911:458,22939,136
Australia6451:41,8545,351
Canada3731:98,78210,734
Wales2041:15,1691,654
New Zealand1481:30,5975,323
Scotland971:55,1944,640
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7591:13,8582,076
Wales611:25,7121,467
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

The alternate forms: Jukeš (10) are calculated separately.

Jukes (28) may also be a first name.

Jukes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Juke’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Joux (?); a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Jukes Last Name Facts

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

Jukes (Arabic: جوكس) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Jukeš. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jukes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 73,544th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,088,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Jukes live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles. Jukes is also the 1,994,417th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 4,252 people, or 1 in 13,104. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 26 percent live, Staffordshire, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Jukes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jukes has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Jukes surname rose 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 643 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 334 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jukes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Jukes surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Jukes are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Jukes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 206.1% more than the national average, earning R 727,404 per year; in United States they earn 1.28% less than the national average, earning $42,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $53,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jukeš9310/
Juckes91561/
Joukes91110/
Judkes911/
Djukes911/
Jukesh911/
Juskets831/
Juskesh831/
Jeuckes830/
Sukes80292/
Yukes8071/
Jokes8029/
Iukes8023/
Jukis806/
Zukes804/
Cukes802/
Jauckeus771/
Geukes73500/
Sukesh73364/
Juškys73362/
Jokesz7380/
Joekes7321/
Jukisz7318/
Jukish7314/
Judkis7314/
Jucess737/
Sukhes736/
Juskis734/
Yukese734/
Yukesh734/
Djukez733/
Scukes733/
Jokies732/
Jokesh732/
Juques731/
Zoukes731/
Eeukes731/
Zudkes731/
Juices731/
Youkes731/
Zuikes731/
Ehukes731/
Cuckes731/
Jauqes731/
Suykes730/
Saukes730/
Jockes730/
Soukes730/
Coukes730/
Jokesch67233/
Sukhesh6711/
Zhukesh678/
Juszkis677/
Jouques675/
Yukeshe674/
Joudkis672/
Sukhies671/
Suykeus671/
Jauques671/
Soukeys670/
Juskech670/
Souckes670/

Jukes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jukes in the Arabic language
جوكسjwks-

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