Roks Surname

184,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Roks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,6651:10,1421,351
Russia1901:758,54263,193
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
France401:1,660,568152,033
Canada401:921,14070,350
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Belgium381:302,54335,124
India321:23,970,793327,222
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Cambodia221:703,9614,765
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Austria91:946,15970,786
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Rokś (1) are calculated separately.

Roks (232) may also be a first name.

Roks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roks (Marathi: रॉक्स, Russian: Рокс) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Rokś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roks? popularity and diffusion

Roks is the 184,710th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,174,018 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Roks are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Roks is also the 588,797th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 232 people.

The last name Roks is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,665 people, or 1 in 10,142. In The Netherlands Roks is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 65 percent reside, South Holland, where 8 percent reside and Utrecht, where 8 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Roks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Roks last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Roks earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.95% less than the national average, earning $39,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.9% more than the national average, earning $61,559 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rokś921/
Rooks8911,643/
Rocks896,523/
Roeks8943/
Roksz8925/
Rokås899/
Roksh895/
Rokst895/
Roksø895/
Roiks894/
Rokss894/
Rouks892/
Rokse891/
Rosks891/
Roocks80230/
Roecks8092/
Rojkes8070/
Rogksz8018/
Roksch8015/
Roikes808/
Rockse804/
Rooksh803/
Roucks802/
Rhodks802/
Roykes802/
Rhocks801/
Rohkst801/
Roukse801/
Rrooks800/
Hrocks800/
Reks75926/
Ruks75670/
Rokx75336/
Raks7572/
Roxs7539/
Rogs756/
Rokz753/
Rosx751/
Rocksch7313/
Roksová731/
Roksova731/
Rucks672,562/
Reeks671,793/
Rakse671,115/
Rockx67461/
Recks67167/
Rutks6795/
Racks6788/
Rukse6754/
Rookx6736/
Rochs6733/
Raksh6733/
Roekx6724/
Rauks6712/
Roggs675/
Rukst674/
Ruksh674/
Rougs674/
Rukhs674/
Rakhs673/
Rooksová672/
Roygs672/
Rakås672/
Rouxs672/
Rojcs671/
Reksh671/
Rekhs671/
Rosgs671/
Roxse671/
Roucs671/
Rokssová671/
Roegs671/
Rocsh671/
Rocse671/
Rekks671/
Rokch671/
Rossx671/
Rogss670/

Roks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roks in the Marathi language
रॉक्सroksa-
Roks in the Russian language
Роксroks-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roks
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