Wacks Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Wacks Surname Definition:

(German) One who dealt with wax; descendant of Waccho, a pet form of names beginning with Wachen (watch), as Wachari and Wacold; descendant of Waso (sharp).

Wacks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:998,50973,813
England491:1,137,10353,999
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Austria291:293,63633,260
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Wacks (16) may also be a first name.

Wacks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who dealt with wax; descendant of Waccho, a pet form of names beginning with Wachen (watch), as Wachari and Wacold; descendant of Waso (sharp).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wacks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wacks is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wacks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 580,291st most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Wacks reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 998,509. In The United States Wacks is mostly found in: Florida, where 16 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Wacks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wacks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wacks last name rose 789 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,633 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wacks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wacks surname are 7.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Wacks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning R 247,476 per year and in United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,753 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waks891,704/
Wacs8916/
Wachs804,345/
Weaks801,474/
Wecks80218/
Waksh80129/
Wocks8092/
Wakse8021/
Waaks8018/
Waiks8010/
Vacks809/
Wajcs808/
Watcs803/
Waics803/
Wacsh801/
Wauks801/
Waeks800/
Wasks800/
Wakshe73121/
Weicks73109/
Baucks7382/
Weecks7370/
Baicks7337/
Weakes7331/
Backås739/
Waskås737/
Backsh733/
Wakhsh731/
Waksse731/
Wahaks731/
Whecks731/
Wattks731/
Waikes731/
Waykes730/
Woicks730/
Vaks673,941/
Waqs6788/
Weks6739/
Woks6726/
Wags6712/
Backhsh677/
Uaks674/
Wakx674/
Backsch674/
D'Wachs671/
Wakz671/
Waxs671/
Wocs671/
Waksová671/
Wakhshe671/
Huackes671/
Wacx671/
Vauckst670/

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