Family name Chaks (Chaks 
) , worldwide, is a rare surname. The surname Chaks is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a rare surname, Zimbabwe, where it is a rare surname, and South Africa, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Zimbabwe, Botswana, and India. Very seldom, Chaks is the forename as well as the last name.