Wax Surname

114,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wax 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).

Wax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9141:124,38513,225
Germany3721:216,41324,397
South Africa1791:302,66929,078
France1331:499,41969,818
Canada811:454,88439,362
England661:844,21344,691
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Austria241:354,81038,119
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
India91:85,229,487684,495
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
China71:195,331,65210,124
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Guam11:160,1214,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2801:179,35215,996

Wax (301) may also be a first name.

Wax 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

Same as Wex and Wix; from Wix, a parish co. Essex.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wax Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wax occurs most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wax click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wax? popularity and diffusion

It is the 114,139th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,798,950 people. The surname 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 507,810th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 301 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,914 people, or 1 in 124,385. In The United States Wax is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Wax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wax has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,041 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,320 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wax Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wax last name are 5.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.96% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waxe867/
Waax867/
Wakx864/
Wagx863/
Waqx862/
Hwax861/
Wuax861/
Waxh861/
Waxs861/
Weax861/
Waxx861/
Wacx861/
Waxse7534/
Waitx752/
Wattx752/
Weaux751/
Wangx751/
Wazxd751/
Waixh751/
Bax6711,744/
Was675,543/
Waz671,520/
Wex67853/
Vax67221/
Waj67183/
Waß6794/
Wox6743/
Geewax6724/
Waś6720/
Uax678/
Wangcx672/
Wangxz671/
Waheex671/
Waš671/
Waž671/

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