Kuks Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kuks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2681:537,77348,765
Poland1811:209,99327,710
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Ukraine531:858,91984,338
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Latvia241:85,41912,616
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kuks (37) may also be a first name.

Kuks Last Name Facts

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

Kuks (Georgian: კუკს, Russian: Кукс) is most common in Russia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kuks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuks? popularity and diffusion

Kuks is the 438,351st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,319,112 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Kuks are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 27 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Kuks is also the 1,688,769th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 37 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 537,773. In Russia Kuks is primarily found in: Moscow, where 13 percent are found, Omsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Kuks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kuks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kuks surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 27.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kuks earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.36% more than the national average, earning $44,166 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kucks89399/
Kukse8944/
Kuiks897/
Kuksh896/
Kuksz895/
Ckuks894/
Kuyks893/
Kukss892/
Kukks892/
Kuk's891/
Kouks891/
Kauks891/
Kuecks8079/
Kukshe8017/
Kuksht805/
Kukhsh801/
Kuisks800/
Kuicks800/
Koks759,892/
Kucs75158/
Kiks75116/
Kukz753/
Kugs753/
Cuks750/
Kuksova732,025/
Kuijcks7319/
Kuksová7314/
Kucksch7310/
Kocks671,843/
Kicks67195/
Koeks67111/
Kuchs6781/
Kooks6769/
Kücks6727/
Kokås6720/
Khiks6720/
Kuykx677/
Kieks676/
Cucks676/
Koksh674/
Kuscs673/
Kikks671/
Cukhs671/
Gkiks671/
Kaucs671/
Couks671/
Kukshova671/
Kokss671/
Ckiks671/
Ckukz671/
Kikgs671/
Quiks670/
Kuggs670/

Kuks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuks in the Georgian language
კუკსkuks-
Kuks in the Russian language
Куксkuks-

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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 Kuks
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