Sax is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sax
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sax

How popular is Sax?

Sax is common in Germany.

Sax is ranked 43551 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Saxs plummeted by 1.643193 per cent to 1676 since 2000 and slipped by 1227 spots and ranked at 16958. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.99 94.01
Hispanic or Latino 3.46 1.53
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.51 1.35
Others 1.91 1.82
Sax is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Austria is ahead in terms of density. Around 11117 people have been found who wears Sax as their family name. Sax is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
16,722 Nigeria8
5,340 Iceland6
607,991 Indonesia5
8,411 Costa Rica4
59,967 Moldova4
10,542 China4
4,096 Dominican Republic3
6,774 Slovenia3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
14,078 Japan3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
10,395 Latvia2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
21,929 Algeria2
17,547 Colombia2
21,529 Singapore2
26,532 Chile2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
15,705 Cameroon1
50,549 Georgia1
24,460 Armenia1
10,683 Cyprus1
9,116 Nicaragua1
2,715 Gabon1
9,591 Panama1
25,721 Egypt1
897,276 Russia1
14,644 Tunisia1
692 Guinea1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
47,891 Norway1
66,560 Philippines1
31,207 Ireland1
24,176 Qatar1
700 Somalia1
7,895 South Korea1
16,640 Hong Kong1
8,371 Syria1
5,553 Taiwan1
1,005 The Gambia1
3,307 Malta1
7,292 Vietnam1
3,586 Honduras1
38,830 Morocco1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
51,408 Spain37
17,920 New Zealand28
48,631 Czech Republic22
493,558 India15
20,800 Serbia15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,213 Australia95
14,658 Israel71
66,582 Argentina60
9,807 Denmark59
7,402 Portugal55
Countries with hundreds of Sax:
17,258 Italy605
16,247 France588
2,205 Austria471
2,455 Switzerland450
10,396 Mexico445
6,453 Belgium282
19,128 England280
24,102 Poland239
12,981 Netherlands217
18,500 Canada195
4,859 Jordan185
32,575 South Africa164
13,267 Greece147
8,668 Hungary131
8,508 Sweden109
Countries with thousands of Sax:
13,829 United States2,477
6,823 Brazil2,035
6,060 Germany1,547
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Comments

C
Christinia Merle
sax is a variant spelling of Saxony, means the native of Saxony, germany province.

Sax Namesakes

  • Virendra Saxena, Film actor
  • Abhishek Saxena, Film director
  • Adalbert III of Saxony, Ernest, Elector of Saxony's son
  • Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen of the United Kingdom
  • Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen of the United Kingdom
  • Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen of the United Kingdom
  • Adolphe Sax, Inventor
  • Adolphe Sax, Inventor
  • Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
  • Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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