Zaks Surname

235,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Zaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6151:589,36448,128
Israel2871:29,8184,264
Russia1161:1,242,44090,032
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
Ukraine1021:446,30152,698
Latvia641:32,0324,894
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Poland581:655,32357,058
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Australia421:642,75544,739
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
France351:1,897,792163,564
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Belgium151:766,44363,354
England141:3,979,861125,553
India131:59,005,029552,550
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Zaks (136) may also be a first name.

Zaks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaks (Russian: Закс) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zaks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 235,783rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,271,715 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 31 percent of Zaks live; 27 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 794,286th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 136 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 615 people, or 1 in 589,364. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 16 percent reside, New Jersey, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 7 percent reside.

Zaks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Zaks surname are 43.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.84% registered with the party.

The amount Zaks earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 23.89% more than the national average, earning $53,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning $59,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zacks89734/
Zakss8931/
Zakse8929/
Ziaks8918/
Zaksh897/
Zakks892/
Zaiks891/
Zeakes8033/
Zaacks8030/
Dzhaks809/
Czajks802/
Zakhsh802/
Tzeaks800/
Saks755,191/
Jaks75683/
Caks7566/
Zoks7555/
Zeks7526/
Zags7513/
Čaks7512/
Zakz755/
Zaqs755/
Zöks751/
Zaxs751/
Zacckgs735/
Sacks6712,129/
Jacks6711,775/
Zagst67284/
Zachs67259/
Jakse67236/
Seaks6794/
Saeks6792/
Sakss6766/
Chaks6761/
Jaaks6756/
Jaksz6754/
Cakss6744/
Sauks6742/
Sakks6740/
Zeeks6735/
Saiks6732/
Zocks6724/
Saaks6715/
Zsöks6710/
Jaksh679/
Saksh678/
Jakks676/
Saksø675/
Jakst674/
Sakhs673/
Jakss673/
Jeaks672/
Čakšs672/
Zacsh672/
Jaiks672/
Zokse672/
Jakcs672/
Zhaksova671/
Jakës671/
Zaics671/
Sagks671/
Csaks671/
Rzaqs671/
Giaks671/
Zekss671/
Zaggs671/
Zaqus671/
Zauxs671/
Zaqse671/
Zaqst671/
Zecks671/
Zooks671/
Jauks670/
Cacks670/
Zeiks670/

Zaks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaks in the Russian language
Заксzaks-

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