Bánk Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Bánk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 174 | 1:56,415 | 5,933 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Bank (37,786), Bànk (1) & Bañk (1) are calculated separately.
Bánk (35) may also be a first name.
Bánk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bánk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bánk has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may be found as a variant: Bank, Bànk or Bañk. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bánk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,263,456th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bánk are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name Bánk is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 56,415. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 33 percent are found, Bács-Kiskun County, where 18 percent are found and Pest County, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Hungary this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank | 92 | 37,786 | / |
| Bànk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bañk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bonk | 75 | 12,474 | / |
| Bánková | 73 | 2 | / |
| Banke | 67 | 3,161 | / |
| Bonke | 67 | 2,558 | / |
| Banck | 67 | 857 | / |
| Beunk | 67 | 795 | / |
| Bonck | 67 | 304 | / |
| Boonk | 67 | 296 | / |
| Baank | 67 | 259 | / |
| Boink | 67 | 75 | / |
| Báncs | 67 | 41 | / |
| Baink | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bounk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bonks | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bongk | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bankh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bankg | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bhank | 67 | 9 | / |
| Beank | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baunk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bahnk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bankc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bankå | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beink | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bangk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bankk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bànks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhonk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boynk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bannk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohnk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bánk
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