Poks Surname
Approximately 435 people bear this surname
Poks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 337 | 1:112,786 | 16,934 |
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Pokś (1) are calculated separately.
Poks (26) may also be a first name.
Poks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poks (Russian: Покс) is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Pokś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poks? popularity and diffusion
The last name Poks is the 683,026th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. The surname Poks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Poks live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Poks is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 26 people.
This last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 112,786. Without taking into account Poland it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Poks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Poks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poks surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokś | 92 | 1 | / |
| Poksh | 89 | 9 | / |
| Pooks | 89 | 6 | / |
| Pokse | 89 | 3 | / |
| Pocks | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pogks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Potks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pouks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Posks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pokst | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pokshe | 80 | 171 | / |
| Poykes | 80 | 3 | / |
| Poecks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paks | 75 | 252 | / |
| Peks | 75 | 119 | / |
| Puks | 75 | 109 | / |
| Pūks | 75 | 2 | / |
| Püks | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pokz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pokx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Posx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pēks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pogs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pouksse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peeks | 67 | 1,061 | / |
| Pecks | 67 | 122 | / |
| Pucks | 67 | 86 | / |
| Packs | 67 | 54 | / |
| Pakse | 67 | 48 | / |
| Pukse | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pocse | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pekss | 67 | 19 | / |
| Paksh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pekks | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pakks | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phaks | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pukst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Paksz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paeks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pougs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pekhs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poggs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pasks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pekšs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puksh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poxse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pusks | 67 | 0 | / |
Poks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poks in the Russian language | ||
| Покс | poks | - |
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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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- 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 Poks
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