Bank Surname
Approximately 37,786 people bear this surname
Bank Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bank,' i.e. the slope or declivity in the land. Like all other local monosyllables, it takes a final 's', perhaps the patronymic, as in Jones, Simmonds, Sec.; compare Brooks, Styles, &c.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,471 | 1:118,539 | 7,702 |
| Sudan | 5,040 | 1:7,442 | 1,059 |
| Pakistan | 4,789 | 1:37,303 | 1,702 |
| United States | 3,200 | 1:113,268 | 12,260 |
| Bangladesh | 2,974 | 1:53,583 | 2,871 |
| Germany | 2,052 | 1:39,233 | 5,189 |
| Ghana | 1,940 | 1:13,928 | 1,803 |
| Russia | 1,230 | 1:117,173 | 14,077 |
| Denmark | 1,040 | 1:5,428 | 491 |
| Egypt | 915 | 1:100,476 | 8,511 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Netherlands | 674 | 1:25,055 | 4,074 |
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Ukraine | 494 | 1:92,151 | 13,210 |
| Nigeria | 430 | 1:411,960 | 21,473 |
| Turkey | 411 | 1:189,347 | 14,126 |
| Hungary | 374 | 1:26,247 | 2,919 |
| Canada | 283 | 1:130,196 | 13,551 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| England | 209 | 1:266,594 | 21,098 |
| Poland | 207 | 1:183,617 | 25,035 |
| Iran | 204 | 1:376,385 | 24,618 |
| South Africa | 199 | 1:272,250 | 27,005 |
| Sweden | 190 | 1:51,825 | 3,994 |
| Thailand | 146 | 1:483,824 | 84,756 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Czechia | 127 | 1:83,728 | 14,017 |
| France | 121 | 1:548,948 | 74,759 |
| Afghanistan | 115 | 1:279,593 | 4,540 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Namibia | 112 | 1:21,513 | 3,696 |
| Indonesia | 89 | 1:1,485,946 | 100,216 |
| Puerto Rico | 85 | 1:41,766 | 1,041 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Mongolia | 58 | 1:48,712 | 4,102 |
| New Zealand | 58 | 1:78,075 | 11,384 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Austria | 41 | 1:207,694 | 25,759 |
| Slovakia | 40 | 1:133,411 | 24,423 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Kazakhstan | 35 | 1:505,214 | 37,000 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Nepal | 26 | 1:1,095,421 | 6,297 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Vietnam | 14 | 1:6,617,575 | 2,518 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 259 | 1:94,113 | 9,671 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 848 | 1:59,220 | 6,543 |
The alternate forms: Bánk (182), Bànk (1) & Bañk (1) are calculated separately.
Bank (24,869) may also be a first name.
Bank Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bank,' i.e. the slope or declivity in the land. Like all other local monosyllables, it takes a final 's', perhaps the patronymic, as in Jones, Simmonds, Sec.; compare Brooks, Styles, &c.
Nicholaus del Bancke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam del Bank, 1379: ibid.
Magota del Bancke, 1379: ibid.
Richard del Bank, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William del Bank, Lancashire, ibid.
1506. Simon Bancke, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.
1597. William Banks, Devon: ibid.
1760. Married — John Bankes and Ann Killmister: St. George, Hanover Square.
1767. — John Banks and Mary Odwell: ibid.
(1) Alexander de Riparia granted a quitclaim of a toft and acre in Tweedmouth in favor of the Abbey of Kelso, c. 1217—27 (Kelso, 37). David Banks is recorded in Wester Baldryk, 1573 (Pitfirrane, 202), Jonet Banks in Linlithgow, 1684 RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 262), and in the Edinburgh Marriage Records of seventeenth century the name appears as Banks, Bankes, and Bankis. (2) John Bankis in Kirkwall retoured heir of Alexander Bankis his father, 1648 (Retours Orkney, 53) most probably derived his surname from Banks near Kirkwall. The Caithness surname of Banks is also of Orkney origin.
(Teutonic) Dweller at the Mound or Embankment. [Middle English banke: cp. Old Saxon bank = Ger. bank (O.H. Ger. banch)-Old English benc]
(English) Dweller near a mound or embankment.
Anciently written Atte-bank, A-Bank, &c. The Anglo-Saxon implies a bench, bank, or hillock-a place whereon to sit, whether indoors or out.
Bank Demographics
Bank Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Bank Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bank Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bank (Arabic: بنكي, Bengali: বঙ্ক, Hindi: बांक, Marathi: बंक, Russian: Банк) occurs most in India. It can also be rendered as: Bánk, Bànk or Bañk. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bank? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,746th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 192,864 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Bank live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 21 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 32,139th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 24,869 people.
Bank is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 6,471 people, or 1 in 118,539. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 49 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 24 percent live and Telangana, where 15 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 129 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 13 percent live and Pakistan, where 13 percent live.
Bank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bank has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bank Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland, Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Bank last name are 1.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.48% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bank earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.94% less than the national average, earning 252,861 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.37% more than the national average, earning R 388,224 per year; in United States they earn 14.11% more than the national average, earning $49,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.55% more than the national average, earning $59,894 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bank Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bank in the Bengali language | ||
| বঙ্ক | banka | - |
| Bank in the Hindi language | ||
| बांक | banka | 97.63 |
| बंक | banka | 1.97 |
| बांके | banke | 0.17 |
| बाके | bake | 0.06 |
| वांके | vanke | 0.06 |
| Bank in the Marathi language | ||
| बंक | banka | 73.33 |
| बक | baka | 20 |
| बंकट | bankata | 3.33 |
| बन्क | banka | 3.33 |
| Bank in the Russian language | ||
| Банк | bank | - |
| Bank in the Arabic language | ||
| بنكي | bnky | - |
| البنكي | albnky | - |
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