Plaks Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Plaks Surname User-submission:
A Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname, meaning 'beats'.
Plaks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 137 | 1:2,645,686 | 159,417 |
| Estonia | 69 | 1:19,157 | 3,287 |
| Russia | 42 | 1:3,431,501 | 177,080 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Plaks Surname Meaning
Plaks Demographics
Average Plaks Salary in
United States
$46,390 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Plaks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plaks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Plaks (Russian: Плакс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Plaks? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 933,049th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Plaks are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 2,645,686. In The United States Plaks is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and New York, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 15 percent reside.
Plaks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Plaks has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Plaks surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plaks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Plaks last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Plaks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 274.95% more than the national average, earning R 891,024 per year and in United States they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $46,390 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Plaks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plaks in the Russian language | ||
| Плакс | plaks | - |
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Footnotes
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