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
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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 found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Plaks click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plaks? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 933,049th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Plaks live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.
Plaks is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 2,645,686. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and New York, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 15 percent reside.
Plaks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Plaks has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plaks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Plaks are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.95% registered with the 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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