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

Banks (Arabic: بنكا, Marathi: बॅन्कस, Russian: Банкс) is found most in The United States. It can also occur as: Bànks. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Banks is the 3,011^th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 39,022 people. The surname Banks occurs predominantly 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 prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 474 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 132,611 people, or 1 in 2,733. In The United States Banks is most numerous in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Banks exists in 143 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Banks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Banks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Banks last name grew 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 534 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 117 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Banks Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Banks surname are 4.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.71% 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.