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Where Does The Last Name Wax Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wax occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wax? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 114,139^th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,798,950 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Wax live; 74 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wax is also the 507,810^th most common first name at a global level, borne by 301 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,914 people, or 1 in 124,385. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Wax Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wax has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wax surname increased 1,041 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,320 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wax Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wax last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wax are 5.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Wax earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 13.69% less than the national average, earning R 205,116 per year; in United States they earn 20.36% more than the national average, earning $51,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 77.42% more than the national average, earning $88,149 CAD per year.