Weks Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Weks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Weks (17) may also be a first name.

Weks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weks is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Weks are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Weks is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

The surname Weks is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Louisiana, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States Weks occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Weks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weks surname grew 156 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weks Last Name Statistics demography

Weks earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weeks8977,530/
Weaks891,474/
Wecks89218/
Weiks8989/
Weyks8915/
Wekks896/
Wieks892/
Weksø891/
Wesks891/
Waeks890/
Weksh890/
Wweks890/
Weekes8014,666/
Weicks80109/
Wiecks80106/
Weekse8093/
Weecks8070/
Weakes8031/
Weikes8010/
Wheeks804/
Hweeks802/
Weekks801/
Week's801/
Weksch801/
Whecks801/
Wescks801/
Waks751,704/
Wegs75193/
Wyks7551/
Wekx7538/
Wiks7530/
Woks7526/
Veks7524/
Wexs751/
Wesx751/
Wjks751/
Wicks6729,042/
Wykes674,454/
Weckx671,354/
Wacks67541/
Voeks67386/
Wegst67188/
Wechs67173/
Wikse67141/
Waksh67129/
Wocks6792/
Whyks6782/
Wijks6745/
Weekx6720/
Waaks6718/
Wikås6715/
Wycks6714/
Waiks6710/
Veiks676/
Veeks675/
Veksø674/
Vekss672/
Bekås672/
Beyks672/
Wegse672/
Witks672/
Weisx671/
Weaqs671/
Wessx671/
Beksz671/
Wekch671/
Weegs671/
Weckz671/
Vekse671/
Vekst671/
Wecss671/
Weigs670/
Weggs670/
Wikks670/
Veaks670/

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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
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  • 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 Weks
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