Kaks Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

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

Kaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
India71:109,580,769786,157
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Kakş (171) & Käks (9) are calculated separately.

Kaks (74) may also be a first name.

Kaks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaks (Hindi: कक्स, Marathi: काकस, Russian: Какс) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as: Kakş or Käks. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 39 percent of Kaks are found; 39 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 36 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kaks is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 74 people.

The last name Kaks is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Kaks is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 21 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent live and West New Britain, where 17 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakş92171/
Käks929/
Kaaks8990/
Kakse8965/
Khaks8920/
Kaksh8915/
Kaeks8912/
Kaiks899/
Kajks896/
Kacks892/
Kauks891/
Kaksz891/
Kakhs891/
Keaks890/
Khakse80648/
Kakshp8094/
Kahkse8034/
Kaksch8025/
Khaksh8014/
Kakhsh805/
Kakshe802/
Kaikes801/
Khaiks801/
Koks759,892/
Keks752,060/
Kacs75192/
Kakz75169/
Caks7566/
Kõks7552/
Kags7511/
Köks759/
Qaks752/
Kakx751/
Kajkesh7327/
Kaksová7320/
Khaykes732/
Kahaksh731/
Kocks671,843/
Koeks67111/
Kooks6769/
Keksz6763/
Cakss6744/
Khakz6721/
Kokås6720/
Kecks6713/
Kaics6713/
Kacsh6710/
Kokse679/
Kuiks677/
Kaggs676/
Koiks675/
Kachs675/
Koksh674/
Käcks673/
Cakse673/
Keeks672/
Köcks672/
Kohks672/
Kaqsh672/
Casks671/
Kouks671/
Kokss671/
Kacse671/
Kaucs671/
Kákes671/
Kazkz671/
Katcs671/
Kaecs671/
Keags670/
Kagsh670/
Cacks670/

Kaks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaks in the Hindi language
कक्सkaksa-
Kaks in the Marathi language
काकसkakasa-
Kaks in the Russian language
Каксkaks-

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