Wax Surname
Approximately 4,051 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,914 | 1:124,385 | 13,225 |
| Germany | 372 | 1:216,413 | 24,397 |
| South Africa | 179 | 1:302,669 | 29,078 |
| France | 133 | 1:499,419 | 69,818 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 280 | 1:179,352 | 15,996 |
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).
Same as Wex and Wix; from Wix, a parish co. Essex.
Wax Demographics
Average Wax Salary in
United States
$51,933 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waxe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Waax | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wakx | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wagx | 86 | 3 | / |
| Waqx | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hwax | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wuax | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waxh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waxs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weax | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waxx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wacx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waxse | 75 | 34 | / |
| Waitx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wattx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weaux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wangx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wazxd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waixh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bax | 67 | 11,744 | / |
| Was | 67 | 5,543 | / |
| Waz | 67 | 1,520 | / |
| Wex | 67 | 853 | / |
| Vax | 67 | 221 | / |
| Waj | 67 | 183 | / |
| Waß | 67 | 94 | / |
| Wox | 67 | 43 | / |
| Geewax | 67 | 24 | / |
| Waś | 67 | 20 | / |
| Uax | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wangcx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangxz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waheex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waž | 67 | 1 | / |
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