Vaaks Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vaaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Vaaks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vaaks (Russian: Ваакс) occurs in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaaks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Vaaks occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Vaaks reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname Vaaks is most common in Estonia, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 15,736. Barring Estonia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaks893,941/
Vaakshe832/
Vaksh801,801/
Vaags80354/
Vakhs80141/
Vakse8096/
Vasks8024/
Waaks8018/
Vacks809/
Vaiks803/
Vaqks801/
Veaks800/
Baaks800/
Vakhsh733,208/
Vakshe73847/
Faacks7334/
Vaiksh7311/
Vakksh734/
Wahaks731/
Waks671,704/
Faks67254/
Voks6755/
Vaax6726/
Veks6724/
Vöks6719/
Vags6712/
Vakshsh674/
Uaks674/
Vaksova673/
Bahaksh671/
Vaxs671/
Vasx671/
Vauckst670/

Vaaks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vaaks in the Russian language
Вааксvaaks-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Vaaks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis