Näks Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Näks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
The alternate forms: Naks (176) & Nakş (1) are calculated separately.
Näks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Näks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Näks is most common in Estonia. It can be rendered as: Naks or Nakş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Näks? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,352,516th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Näks are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Estonia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 22,790. Other than Estonia Näks exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 6 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naks | 92 | 176 | / |
| Nakş | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niks | 75 | 1,036 | / |
| Nyks | 75 | 228 | / |
| Noks | 75 | 209 | / |
| Neks | 75 | 103 | / |
| Näke | 75 | 84 | / |
| Näkk | 75 | 43 | / |
| Näck | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nicks | 67 | 7,115 | / |
| Nocks | 67 | 251 | / |
| Naksh | 67 | 177 | / |
| Nikse | 67 | 111 | / |
| Näcke | 67 | 80 | / |
| Nykås | 67 | 62 | / |
| Niksz | 67 | 55 | / |
| Niksh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Neuks | 67 | 23 | / |
| Naiks | 67 | 22 | / |
| Neeks | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nijks | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nädke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nekså | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nykes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Naeks | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyoks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nekse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nacks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Näckå | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nakhs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nätke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neiks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Necks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nehks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nohks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnaks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nokcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neaks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Näks
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