Loks Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Loks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1921:197,96226,540
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
France301:2,214,091176,965
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Lokś (348) & Lõks (1) are calculated separately.

Loks (28) may also be a first name.

Loks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loks (Hindi: लोक्स, Russian: Локс) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lokś or Lõks. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loks is the 663,740th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Loks live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most common first name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 197,962. Beside Poland this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent reside and Estonia, where 8 percent reside.

Loks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loks surname increased 275 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokś92348/
Lõks921/
Locks893,047/
Louks891,173/
Looks89644/
Loeks89357/
Loksz8944/
Loksh8927/
Lokse895/
Loyks894/
Lhoks893/
Loksø892/
Loiks892/
Luoks892/
Loucks808,710/
Loocks8029/
Lyocks8027/
Loksch8019/
Hlooks801/
Hlocks801/
Lotksh801/
Lokgse801/
Lhooks801/
Loykes801/
Lookse800/
Laks752,897/
Luks752,743/
Leks751,884/
Logs755/
Lūks754/
Loqs752/
Lokz752/
Loxs750/
Loksova737/
Loksová731/
Leeks671,967/
Lucks671,815/
Lacks671,637/
Lauks67529/
Laksh67497/
Lyuks67380/
Laaks67232/
Lochs67158/
Luyks67155/
Luiks67116/
Lukse6758/
Lyaks6757/
Locse6757/
Lakså6746/
Liaks6745/
Lukss6738/
Laeks6736/
Luksh6731/
Laksø6728/
Luksz6720/
Lecks6717/
Lokce6716/
Lekås6715/
Lockx6714/
Loukx6712/
Logse6712/
Lücks6711/
Lakse6711/
Lakss6711/
Leksz6710/
Laksz677/
Luhks676/
Lukst676/
Liocs676/
Locsh675/
Leksø675/
Lökås675/
Lakks673/
Loucs672/
Liuks672/
Hlaks672/
Lakšs671/
Loykx671/
Loqus671/
Logst671/
Loogs671/
Lokzz671/
Lusks670/
Loegs670/
Loggs670/

Loks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loks in the Hindi language
लोक्सloksa-
Loks in the Russian language
Локсloks-

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Footnotes

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