Čaks Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Čaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Čaks Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Čakš (471) & Caks (66) are calculated separately.

Čaks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čaks occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Čakš or Caks. Click here for further potential spellings of Čaks.

How Common Is The Last Name Čaks? popularity and diffusion

Čaks is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Čaks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čaks live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 226,152. In Slovenia Čaks is most common in: Drava, where 100 percent live. Apart from Slovenia Čaks occurs in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čakš92471/
Caks9266/
Čakšs892/
Zaks751,706/
Čeak7527/
Zacks67734/
Chaks6761/
Cakss6744/
Zakss6731/
Čahák678/
Zaksh677/
Zakks672/
Csaks671/
Zaiks671/
Cacks670/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Čaks
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