Sex Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Sex Surname Definition:
Anglo-Saxon seax, a dagger. Ferguson.
Sex Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Sex (74) may also be a first name.
Sex Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Anglo-Saxon seax, a dagger. Ferguson.
From Anglo-Saxon, Seaxa, a Saxon.
Sex Demographics
Average Sex Salary in
England
£30,608
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Sex Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sex Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sex is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sex? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Sex occurs predominantly in Asia, where 38 percent of Sex live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,125,792nd most common first name at a global level, held by 74 people.
The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Sex is mostly concentrated in: Surrey, where 40 percent reside, Greater London, where 40 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 20 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 31 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.
Sex Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sex has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sex surname fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sex Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seux | 86 | 1,414 | / |
| Sexe | 86 | 243 | / |
| Seex | 86 | 172 | / |
| Seix | 86 | 90 | / |
| Siex | 86 | 35 | / |
| Shex | 86 | 16 | / |
| Seax | 86 | 6 | / |
| Saex | 86 | 4 | / |
| Soex | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sexh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sesx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sexx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sexs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sext | 86 | 0 | / |
| Scex | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schex | 75 | 109 | / |
| Sheix | 75 | 11 | / |
| Seuhx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sciex | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sheyx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sceux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Setxe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seddx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seixe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sexhp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sexse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seixs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sexce | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sek | 67 | 63,154 | / |
| Six | 67 | 15,687 | / |
| Sec | 67 | 10,329 | / |
| Sax | 67 | 6,782 | / |
| Ses | 67 | 2,974 | / |
| Jex | 67 | 2,421 | / |
| Gex | 67 | 1,465 | / |
| Sox | 67 | 1,164 | / |
| Syx | 67 | 739 | / |
| Seg | 67 | 732 | / |
| Sej | 67 | 289 | / |
| Zex | 67 | 160 | / |
| Sez | 67 | 96 | / |
| Seç | 67 | 88 | / |
| Schiex | 67 | 13 | / |
| Seß | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sexova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Xex | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cex | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seq | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sheikx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xxsexx | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sex
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