Shakes Surname
Approximately 1,608 people bear this surname
Shakes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 500 | 1:5,740 | 734 |
| United States | 435 | 1:833,239 | 63,771 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| England | 172 | 1:323,942 | 24,037 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 1:73,037 | 10,843 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Shakes (368) may also be a first name.
Shakes Demographics
Average Male Shakes Height
180.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shakes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shakes (Arabic: شيكس, Hindi: शाकेस, Marathi: शाकेस) is found in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shakes.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakes? popularity and diffusion
It is the 247,354th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,532,056 people. Shakes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Shakes are found; 33 percent are found in Caribbean and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 453,251st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 368 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Jamaica, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 5,740. In Jamaica it is most frequent in: Cornwall County, where 61 percent live, Middlesex County, where 20 percent live and Surrey County, where 19 percent live. Excluding Jamaica it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.
Shakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shakes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 717 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shakes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shakes last name are 24.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.42% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shakes earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.05% more than the national average, earning $43,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $49,453 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakes in the Marathi language | ||
| शाकेस | sakesa | - |
| Shakes in the Hindi language | ||
| शाकेस | sakesa | 50 |
| शकेस | sakesa | 50 |
| Shakes in the Arabic language | ||
| شيكس | shyks | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Shakes
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