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

The surname Anks (Hindi: अंकेश, Russian: Анкс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Anks are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 450,135th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 372 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most common in: Washington, where 38 percent are found, Arkansas, where 13 percent are found and Connecticut, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Anks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Anks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 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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