Kakis Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

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

Kakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Greece211:527,60966,013
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England21:27,859,030389,889
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Kakiş (115), Kakiš (17) & Kakíš (5) are calculated separately.

Kakis (176) may also be a first name.

Kakis Last Name Facts

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

Kakis (Marathi: काकीस, Russian: Какис) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as: Kakiş, Kakiš or Kakíš. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kakis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,044,719th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 33 percent of Kakis are found; 30 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 30 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 687,834th most common first name in the world It is held by 176 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 42 percent live, East Sepik, where 33 percent live and West New Britain, where 22 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Greece, where 9 percent live.

Kakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kakis surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kakis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $47,578 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakiş93115/
Kakiš9317/
Kakish91940/
Kaikis91230/
Kaukis91106/
Kakies9163/
Kakise9157/
Kakios9154/
Kakais9117/
Kakkis9113/
Kagkis918/
Gkakis914/
Khakis911/
Kakois911/
Kakuis911/
Kakiss911/
Kakíš875/
Kaikkis8369/
Gkakios8355/
Khaykis8333/
Katkish8316/
Khaikis8310/
Kaukish835/
Gkagkis832/
Kachkis831/
Kazkais831/
Kaskish831/
Khajkis831/
Kakaise831/
Kakishe831/
Kakisse831/
Kakiess831/
Kaskuis830/
Kakkais830/
Kakiz801,984/
Kakes80632/
Kekis80425/
Kokis80199/
Kacis8099/
Cakis807/
Kashkish776/
Kakaishe771/
Kakkhois771/
Kakese736,494/
Koukis73864/
Kokish73183/
Kekish73106/
Kaucis7398/
Kokios7397/
Kotkis7390/
Kaykiç7388/
Kokois7367/
Gkekis7358/
Gkokis7346/
Kakesh7342/
Kaukes7341/
Kekeis7333/
Kacais7320/
Kekkis7318/
Kokkis7311/
Kockis7310/
Koskis739/
Kekies737/
Kakyts735/
Qakish734/
Kozkis734/
Kakysh732/
Kaci's731/
Kakkes731/
Qaşkis731/
Kuokis731/
Kaikes731/
Kekiss731/
Kauķis731/
Kakísh731/
Cakios731/
Caskis730/
Kakishova7139/
Kakaisova711/
Keckeis671,162/
Kakesse67473/
Köckeis67399/
Koukios67381/
Kakiche67261/
Kokhuis67246/
Kahkesh67234/
Kokkios6740/
Kokisch6737/
Kajkesh6727/
Kaichis6726/
Gkogkis6725/
Kekeiss6721/
Kaskich6717/
Kokoise6717/
Katkich6712/
Koukies6712/
Kokisse679/
Kaukesh678/
Keikeis677/
Kauchis676/
Kakhese674/
Khaykes672/
Khakhes672/
Kachiss672/
Keekuis672/
Koukkis672/
Khaikys672/
Kaikeys671/
Khakich671/
Kaquios671/
Kokeish671/
Koskish671/
Kakeshe671/
Kahashkish671/
Kakhees671/
Kooskis671/
Kokaise671/
Koekies671/
Kasskes671/
Khachis671/

Kakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakis in the Marathi language
काकीसkakisa-
Kakis in the Russian language
Какисkakis-

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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 Kakis
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