Viks Surname

460,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Viks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia3221:4,105368
Belarus2121:44,8167,657
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Latvia271:75,92811,170
United States221:16,475,406557,260
India141:54,790,384527,769
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Viks (182) may also be a first name.

Viks Last Name Facts

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

Viks (Arabic: فايكس, Georgian: ვიკს, Hindi: विकस, Russian: Викс) is found in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 460,648th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,942,082 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Viks live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 675,152nd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 182 people.

The surname Viks is most commonly held in Estonia, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 4,105. Outside of Estonia this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Viks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States Viks are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Viks earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 74.4% more than the national average, earning $75,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vicks891,222/
Vikse89785/
Vikås8990/
Viksz897/
Veiks896/
Viksø896/
Viksh894/
Vaiks893/
Vitks891/
Vikss891/
Vioks891/
Viksjø8022/
Viksås8015/
Vaiksh8011/
Veikes807/
Viksøe803/
Viksht803/
Voitks801/
Viecks801/
Veikss801/
Vick's801/
Fiks751,698/
Vuks75170/
Wiks7530/
Veks7524/
Vyks7518/
Uiks752/
Vixs752/
Visx751/
Viqs751/
Vigs750/
Viksova731/
Wicks6729,042/
Ficks671,082/
Fikse67643/
Buiks67222/
Vigsø67169/
Wikse67141/
Weiks6789/
Feiks6766/
Fuiks6756/
Faiks6750/
Wijks6745/
Vuics6732/
Veics6724/
Viggs6717/
Wikås6715/
Váics6711/
Waiks6710/
Vuksh675/
Veeks675/
Fisks675/
Veksø674/
Vaics672/
Vekss672/
Vickz672/
Viqus672/
Veigs672/
Fieks672/
Biksz672/
Wieks672/
Vhigs672/
Witks672/
Vekse671/
Fikst671/
Viegs671/
Vichs671/
Hvics671/
Viskx671/
Vgikz671/
Fikss671/
Vekst671/
Vigső671/
Wikks670/
Veaks670/
Huiks670/

Viks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viks in the Georgian language
ვიკსviks-
Viks in the Hindi language
विकसvikasa88.24
विकासvikasa5.88
वीकॅसvikesa2.94
विक्सviksa2.94
Viks in the Russian language
Виксviks-
Viks in the Arabic language
فايكسfayks-

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Viks Reference & Research

Vick FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Vick FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • 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 Viks
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