Oks Surname

232,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Oks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5211:276,62828,751
Estonia3141:4,210383
Germany1881:428,22138,630
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Ukraine1311:347,50143,172
Poland831:457,93746,478
Kazakhstan791:223,82920,268
Argentina721:593,65942,221
France241:2,767,613196,808
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Israel171:503,39037,521
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
India51:153,413,076951,030
England41:13,929,515290,718
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Öks (4) are calculated separately.

Oks (382) may also be a first name.

Oks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oks (Marathi: ऑक्स, Russian: Окс) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Öks. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 232,104th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,188,245 people. The last name Oks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Oks live; 36 percent live in Eastern Europe and 30 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Oks is also the 443,564th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 382 people.

Oks is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 521 people, or 1 in 276,628. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 16 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found and Saratov Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Other than Russia this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Oks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oks last name increased 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Oks last name are 6.29% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Oks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 186.65% more than the national average, earning R 681,180 per year; in United States they earn 18.68% more than the national average, earning $51,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.81% less than the national average, earning $44,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öks894/
Hoks86406/
Ocks86393/
Oksh8695/
Ouks8614/
Okse8611/
Okss8610/
Oyks866/
Goks863/
Uoks862/
Oqks862/
Okks861/
Odks861/
Otks861/
Oksd861/
Osks861/
Oiks861/
Okzs861/
Ooks861/
Oeks861/
Oksz861/
Hooks7522,402/
Hoeks751,413/
Hocks75668/
Gocks75224/
Hokse75104/
Oksås7526/
Hoksz7514/
Oykes7512/
Okshe755/
Houks754/
Goksh754/
Ojkes752/
Oukss751/
Oksjø751/
Gohks751/
Okgse751/
Ocqks751/
Oucks751/
Hosks751/
Hokks751/
Ockhs751/
Oocks750/
Aks672,299/
Eks67709/
Oksova67104/
Hoksch6765/
Okx6754/
Houcks6751/
Uks6743/
Goksch6728/
Hoecks6714/
Oxs6711/
Oksche678/
Okz677/
Ogs675/
Hoocks675/
Osx674/
Oqs672/
Hookss671/
Hoccks671/
Gocksh671/
Hook's671/
Hoksse671/
Hoicks670/
Hookks670/
Goicks670/
Goocks670/

Oks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oks in the Marathi language
ऑक्सoksa-
Oks in the Russian language
Оксoks-

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Oks Reference & Research

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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 Oks
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