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Where Does The Last Name Banks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Banks (Arabic: بنكا, Marathi: बॅन्कस, Russian: Банкс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Bànks. For other potential spellings of Banks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,011^th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 39,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Banks are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Banks is also the 390,891^st most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 474 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 132,611 people, or 1 in 2,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 143 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Banks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Banks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Banks surname expanded 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 534 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 117 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Banks Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Banks last name is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Banks last name are 4.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Banks earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 69.83% more than the national average, earning 587,735 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.47% more than the national average, earning R 455,016 per year; in United States they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $38,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $52,129 CAD per year.