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 last name Saks (Hindi: सक्स, Russian: Сакс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Säks. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saks? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 92,107th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,403,881 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Saks reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Saks is also the 832,731st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 125 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,906 people, or 1 in 190,167. In The United States Saks is mostly found in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 21 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.
Saks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Saks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saks last name 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 devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Saks surname are 41.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.53% being registered with the 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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