Anks Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Anks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Anks (372) may also be a first name.

Anks Last Name Facts

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

Anks (Hindi: अंकेश, Russian: Анкс) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Anks.

How Common Is The Last Name Anks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anks is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Anks is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Anks reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Anks is also the 450,135th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 372 people.

The last name Anks is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most common in: Washington, where 38 percent reside, Arkansas, where 13 percent reside and Connecticut, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Anks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Anks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Anks last name declined 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Anks Last Name Statistics demography

Anks earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.94% less than the national average, earning $18,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanks8929,108/
Eanks894/
Anksh893/
Ankhs892/
Ganks891/
Hancks8062/
Hankss807/
Hanksh804/
Ankshe801/
Hannks801/
Hankks801/
Hainks800/
Annkst800/
Hankse800/
Onks75301/
Angs7548/
Enks7528/
Ankx751/
Ankz751/
Assinks731/
Angst674,382/
Hangs67219/
Henks6784/
Gangs6735/
Hancs6731/
Gancs6726/
Angse6719/
Eangs675/
Aings674/
Amnkz673/
Ancse672/
Hamks672/
Encks671/
Honks671/
Onksz671/
Anqus671/
Auncs671/

Anks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anks in the Hindi language
अंकेशankesa-
Anks in the Russian language
Анксanks-

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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 Anks
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