Taks Surname

322,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Taks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4421:38,2066,457
South Africa3161:171,44819,021
Canada851:433,47837,831
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Iran621:1,238,42852,776
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Slovenia261:95,68011,418
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
India91:85,229,487684,495
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Täks (56) are calculated separately.

Taks (163) may also be a first name.

Taks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Taks Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Taks (Arabic: تقس, Russian: Такс) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Täks. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 322,243rd most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,293,218 people. The last name Taks is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Taks reside; 38 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Taks is also the 717,791st most widely held given name globally, borne by 163 people.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 38,206. In The Netherlands Taks is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 70 percent reside, Limburg, where 10 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Taks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Taks surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Taks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.45% less than the national average, earning R 105,876 per year; in United States they earn 19.92% more than the national average, earning $51,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning $49,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Täks9256/
Takhs89221/
Taksz8995/
Taaks8959/
Takcs8958/
Taeks8926/
Takse8926/
Tacks8919/
Taksh8911/
Thaks899/
Teaks897/
Taiks895/
Tayks891/
Tauks890/
Takshe80107/
Takhsh8058/
Thakse8010/
Taksse807/
Taacks801/
Tajkes801/
Thakst801/
Thacks800/
Tausks800/
Takx75177/
Toks75155/
Teks75146/
Taqs7567/
Tags7527/
Tõks7519/
Takz7516/
Taxs752/
Tasx751/
Taksova7318/
Taksová739/
Thakhsh731/
Theakes730/
Takış67522/
Tooks67384/
Taqsh67148/
Taugs6773/
Tackx6763/
Taggs6736/
Tocks6731/
Taics6722/
Thoks6714/
Tecks6713/
Tokse679/
Teags678/
Teiks675/
Teeks674/
Tohks672/
Tachs672/
Teksz671/
Takhshsh671/
Taskx671/
Tok's671/
Takce671/
Taacs671/
Taucs671/
Tagse671/
Toiks671/
Teuks670/
Thags670/
Touks670/

Taks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taks in the Russian language
Таксtaks-
Taks in the Arabic language
تقسtqs-
طقسtqs-
طاكسtaks-

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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 Taks
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