Čakš Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Čakš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čakš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4691:5,3041,066
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Čaks (12) & Caks (66) are calculated separately.

Čakš Last Name Facts

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

Čakš has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may appear in the variant forms: Čaks or Caks. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čakš? popularity and diffusion

The last name Čakš is the 643,972nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čakš reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 5,304. In Slovenia it is most common in: Savinja, where 75 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 16 percent are found and Drava, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 0 percent are found and Serbia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čaks9212/
Čakoš892/
Čakšs892/
Caks8366/
Čajkaš8089/
Čeak7527/
Kakaš67145/
Kakeš67134/
Kakša6757/
Čakas6747/
Čokaš6735/
Kakoš6734/
Kakiš6717/
Čukáš6712/
Čahák678/
Kakíš675/
Kučaš673/
Čókáš672/
Čukaš671/
Čokáš671/
Kičaš671/

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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 Čakš
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