Pax Surname

232,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Pax Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5191:698,37955,261
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Germany2011:400,52536,990
France2011:330,46149,960
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Honduras401:220,4112,340
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Luxembourg341:17,0753,795
Namibia301:80,3137,828
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
India161:47,941,586492,263
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
China61:227,886,92811,701
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Pax (1,715) may also be a first name.

Pax Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pax is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pax? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pax is the 232,426th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,195,478 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Pax are found; 31 percent are found in Western Europe and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 185,411th most widely held first name on earth, held by 1,715 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 519 people, or 1 in 698,379. In The United States Pax is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 18 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Pax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pax has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pax surname rose 824 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pax Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pax last name are 14.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.67% being registered with the political party.

Pax earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $41,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paxe867,116/
Paix86873/
Paux86482/
Phax864/
Pasx862/
Paex862/
Vpax861/
Paxd861/
Peax861/
Paqx861/
Pakx861/
Paxx861/
Paxs861/
Peaxe753/
Painx753/
Paszx751/
Paxce751/
Paxxs751/
Packx751/
Pacxe751/
Pak676,302,782/
Paz67528,614/
Pas6713,765/
Pac676,815/
Paß67657/
Pag67603/
Pex67536/
Paç67524/
Paş67439/
Paj67381/
Pox67104/
Paš67101/
Pač6735/
Paś6721/
Paq6719/
Paxová6711/
Paź677/
Pać674/
Phangx671/
Pöx671/

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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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  • 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 Pax
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