Peaks Surname

232,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Peaks Surname Definition:

(English) One who lived at, or on, a pointed hill; one who came from Peak (hill), in Derbyshire.

Peaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3871:261,32624,660
Israel1611:53,1536,939
England1351:412,72628,150
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
India51:153,413,076951,030
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Peaks (12) may also be a first name.

Peaks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who lived at, or on, a pointed hill; one who came from Peak (hill), in Derbyshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Peaks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peaks (Arabic: بيكس) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Peaks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peaks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peaks is the 232,007th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,185,839 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Peaks reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,387 people, or 1 in 261,326. In The United States Peaks is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 18 percent are found, Maryland, where 14 percent are found and Ohio, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 9 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Peaks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peaks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peaks surname expanded 957 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 237 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peaks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Peaks surname is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Peaks last name are 6.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peaks earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.67% less than the national average, earning $35,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.58% more than the national average, earning $61,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peakes91246/
Peacks910/
Paks89252/
Peks89119/
Peeks801,061/
Pecks80122/
Packs8054/
Pakse8048/
Pekss8019/
Paksh8013/
Pekse8012/
Peiks8011/
Pekks8010/
Pakks808/
Paiks807/
Phaks805/
Pekst805/
Paksz804/
Pesks802/
Paeks802/
Pekhs802/
Pauks801/
Pezks801/
Pasks801/
Peacs801/
Pekšs801/
Peikes73134/
Pakhsh7338/
Pakshe7337/
Paukst7330/
Peekes737/
Paukss733/
Pajuks731/
Peachs731/
Piecks731/
Pechks731/
Peacse731/
Poecks731/
Pags67358/
Peksová67132/
Piks6784/
Pauksch6781/
Pekx6731/
Pauksht6720/
Paukszt6718/
Pegs6712/
Pyks676/
Pakz672/
Pasx672/
Payakhs671/
Peax671/
Pesx671/
Paukshe671/
Pekz671/
Paxs671/
Pakx671/
Pexs671/
Pēks671/
Pīks671/

Peaks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peaks in the Arabic language
بيكسbyks-

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