Saks Surname
Approximately 5,191 people bear this surname
Saks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,906 | 1:190,167 | 18,853 |
| Estonia | 1,108 | 1:1,193 | 39 |
| Russia | 556 | 1:259,214 | 27,275 |
| Poland | 505 | 1:75,265 | 11,750 |
| Argentina | 175 | 1:244,248 | 19,837 |
| South Africa | 122 | 1:444,080 | 37,713 |
| Germany | 110 | 1:731,868 | 55,248 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| Taiwan | 62 | 1:378,141 | 2,960 |
| Finland | 50 | 1:109,934 | 10,946 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Croatia | 45 | 1:93,969 | 15,353 |
| Denmark | 43 | 1:131,272 | 11,828 |
| Latvia | 38 | 1:53,949 | 8,130 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Ukraine | 29 | 1:1,569,748 | 122,792 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Säks (24) are calculated separately.
Saks (125) may also be a first name.
Saks Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) A variant of Sax, q.v.
User-submitted Reference
Saks is an Estonian surname, which comes from the word for 'German' in Estonian.
- furyhunter5000This surname refers to someone from the region of Saxony.
- prestonsaksSaks Demographics
Saks Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Saks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saks (Hindi: सक्स, Russian: Сакс) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Säks. Click here for other possible spellings of Saks.
How Common Is The Last Name Saks? popularity and diffusion
Saks is the 92,107th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,403,881 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Saks are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Saks is also the 832,731st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 125 people.
Saks is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,906 people, or 1 in 190,167. In The United States Saks is most frequent in: New York, where 17 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.
Saks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Saks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 10,032 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 817 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saks Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Saks last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Saks last name are 41.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.53% being registered with the political party.
The amount Saks earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 55.99% more than the national average, earning R 370,692 per year; in United States they earn 27.2% more than the national average, earning $54,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.7% more than the national average, earning $77,356 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saks in the Hindi language | ||
| सक्स | saksa | 69.23 |
| सक्सैना | saksaina | 15.38 |
| सक्सेना | saksena | 15.38 |
| Saks in the Russian language | ||
| Сакс | saks | - |
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