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
Shakes (Arabic: شيكس, Hindi: शाकेस, Marathi: शाकेस) is borne by more people in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 247,354th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,532,056 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Shakes reside; 33 percent reside in Caribbean and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shakes is also the 453,251st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 368 people.
Shakes is most commonly occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 500 people, or 1 in 5,740. In Jamaica Shakes is primarily found in: Cornwall County, where 61 percent reside, Middlesex County, where 20 percent reside and Surrey County, where 19 percent reside. Besides Jamaica this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Egypt, where 11 percent reside.
Shakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shakes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shakes 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 Shakes are 24.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.42% being registered to vote for the political 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shakes
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