Vaks Surname

116,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,2711:234,50513,711
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Ukraine1401:325,16240,914
Russia1101:1,310,21093,437
Estonia961:13,7692,151
England231:2,422,52489,093
Sweden161:615,42245,338
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Finland71:785,24338,644
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Vaks (41) may also be a first name.

Vaks Last Name Facts

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

Vaks (Hindi: वक्स, Marathi: वक्, Russian: Вакс) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Vaks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaks? popularity and diffusion

Vaks is the 116,928th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,849,162 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Vaks are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 41 people.

The last name Vaks is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 3,271 people, or 1 in 234,505. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 83 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 14 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 1 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Ukraine, where 4 percent are found.

Vaks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vaks surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Vaks earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.51% less than the national average, earning $36,457 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaksh891,801/
Vakhs89141/
Vaaks89118/
Vakse8996/
Vasks8924/
Vacks899/
Vaiks893/
Vaqks891/
Veaks890/
Vakhsh803,208/
Vakshe80847/
Vaiksh8011/
Vakksh804/
Waks751,704/
Faks75254/
Voks7555/
Veks7524/
Vöks7519/
Vags7512/
Uaks754/
Vaxs751/
Vasx751/
Vakshsh734/
Vaksova733/
Vaakshe732/
Vauckst730/
Weaks671,474/
Wacks67541/
Voeks67386/
Vaags67354/
Vocks67266/
Fajks67225/
Vajcs67220/
Facks67193/
Waksh67129/
Bakås67127/
Feaks6770/
Vaegs6758/
Vaggs6757/
Faiks6750/
Vöcks6747/
Bauks6743/
Fauks6731/
Voksø6727/
Wakse6721/
Bahks6720/
Waaks6718/
Fakse6717/
Faksh6711/
Voksh6711/
Waiks6710/
Veiks676/
Phaks675/
Veeks675/
Veksø674/
Vacss672/
Vachs672/
Vaics672/
Vekss672/
Fakks671/
Fakhs671/
Bakqs671/
Wauks671/
Vaugs671/
Fakss671/
Uasks671/
Vatxs671/
Vaxse671/
Baksz671/
Baksx671/
Veags671/
Vakch671/
Vohks671/
Baaks670/
Wasks670/
Waeks670/

Vaks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vaks in the Marathi language
वक्vak-
Vaks in the Hindi language
वक्सvaksa99.61
वाक्सvaksa0.19
बक्सbaksa0.08
़वक्सvaksa0.04
Vaks in the Russian language
Ваксvaks-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vaks
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