Rax Surname

93,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Rax Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala4,9041:3,280505
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
India131:59,005,029552,550
France131:5,109,440259,941
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belize31:118,4913,439
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Rax (361) may also be a first name.

Rax Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rax Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rax is found most frequently in Guatemala. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rax click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rax? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,669th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,431,457 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Rax are found; 96 percent are found in Central America and 96 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 458,188th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 361 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 4,904 people, or 1 in 3,280. In Guatemala Rax is most prevalent in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 81 percent live, Petén Department, where 12 percent live and Guatemala Department, where 6 percent live. Excluding Guatemala Rax occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Rax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rax has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rax Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rax surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Rax earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.02% less than the national average, earning $37,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Raix8678/
Raxe8630/
Reax863/
Ranx862/
Rayx861/
Raxx861/
Rrax861/
Raxse7512/
Raukx758/
Raixz757/
Racxe754/
Ratxe751/
Raaxe751/
Raxhd751/
Rangx751/
Radxh751/
Rzhax751/
Raj671,141,746/
Raz6780,314/
Rak6743,531/
Ras6729,206/
Rex6724,272/
Rac679,378/
Rox673,407/
Rag672,029/
Raß67838/
Raţ67259/
Raq6793/
Raš6744/
Raś6726/
Raxshe671/
Raç671/
Rać671/

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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
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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 Rax
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