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 surname Phaks is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Phaks click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phaks? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Phaks occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Phaks reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Phaks is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename world-wide, held by 16 people.
The last name Phaks is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Not including South Africa this last name is found 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
- 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 Phaks
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