Phaks Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Phaks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Phaks (16) may also be a first name.
Phaks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phaks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phaks is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phaks? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Phaks reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 16 people.
It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paks | 89 | 252 | / |
| Peaks | 80 | 1,741 | / |
| Packs | 80 | 54 | / |
| Pakse | 80 | 48 | / |
| Paksh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pakks | 80 | 8 | / |
| Paiks | 80 | 7 | / |
| Paksz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Paeks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pasks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pauks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peakes | 73 | 246 | / |
| Pakhsh | 73 | 38 | / |
| Pakshe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Paukst | 73 | 30 | / |
| Phacse | 73 | 15 | / |
| Paikes | 73 | 5 | / |
| Paykes | 73 | 4 | / |
| Paukss | 73 | 3 | / |
| Peacks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fhauks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vaks | 67 | 3,941 | / |
| Poks | 67 | 435 | / |
| Pags | 67 | 358 | / |
| Faks | 67 | 254 | / |
| Peks | 67 | 119 | / |
| Pauksch | 67 | 81 | / |
| Pauksht | 67 | 20 | / |
| Paukszt | 67 | 18 | / |
| Phaccse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phax | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pakz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pasx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paukshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pēks | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Phaks
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