Family name Zakes (Zakes 
, Закес 
) , in the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Zakes is characteristic of Botswana, where it is quite a rare surname, South Africa, where it is a rare surname, and Poland, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in South Africa, the United States, and Botswana. Also, Zakes is the forename as well as the last name.