Kaks Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Kaks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakş | 92 | 171 | / |
| Käks | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kaaks | 89 | 90 | / |
| Kakse | 89 | 65 | / |
| Khaks | 89 | 20 | / |
| Kaksh | 89 | 15 | / |
| Kaeks | 89 | 12 | / |
| Kaiks | 89 | 9 | / |
| Kajks | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kacks | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kauks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaksz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kakhs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Keaks | 89 | 0 | / |
| Khakse | 80 | 648 | / |
| Kakshp | 80 | 94 | / |
| Kahkse | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kaksch | 80 | 25 | / |
| Khaksh | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kakhsh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kakshe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaikes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaiks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koks | 75 | 9,892 | / |
| Keks | 75 | 2,060 | / |
| Kacs | 75 | 192 | / |
| Kakz | 75 | 169 | / |
| Caks | 75 | 66 | / |
| Kõks | 75 | 52 | / |
| Kags | 75 | 11 | / |
| Köks | 75 | 9 | / |
| Qaks | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kakx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kajkesh | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kaksová | 73 | 20 | / |
| Khaykes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kahaksh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kocks | 67 | 1,843 | / |
| Koeks | 67 | 111 | / |
| Kooks | 67 | 69 | / |
| Keksz | 67 | 63 | / |
| Cakss | 67 | 44 | / |
| Khakz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kokås | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kecks | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kaics | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kacsh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kokse | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kuiks | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaggs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koiks | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kachs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koksh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Käcks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cakse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keeks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Köcks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kohks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaqsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Casks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kacse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaucs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kákes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kazkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaecs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keags | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kagsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cacks | 67 | 0 | / |
Kaks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaks in the Hindi language | ||
| कक्स | kaksa | - |
| Kaks in the Marathi language | ||
| काकस | kakasa | - |
| Kaks in the Russian language | ||
| Какс | kaks | - |
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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 Kaks
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