Checks Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Checks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Checks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
India51:153,413,076951,030
England31:18,572,686338,250
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Checks (49) may also be a first name.

Checks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Checks Come From? nationality or country of origin

Checks is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Checks.

How Common Is The Last Name Checks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Checks are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Checks is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 49 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Checks is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 25 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and South Carolina, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Checks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Checks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Checks last name expanded 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Checks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Checks last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Checks earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,276 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheecks9214/
Cheicks920/
Hecks91199/
Cheks913/
Cecks910/
Cheeks835,525/
Heicks8343/
Chicks8319/
Heecks8313/
Chacks8311/
Cheaks8310/
Heacks837/
Hiecks833/
Scecks833/
Chekhs831/
Heckst830/
Chesks830/
Heks8075/
Cecs804/
Tchecksse801/
Ceks801/
Cheekes7735/
Cheikes7723/
Chekhsh7718/
Chekshe771/
Hicks73247,178/
Heeks73833/
Heiks7389/
Chaks7361/
Heics7324/
Ceics7317/
Hieks7311/
Choks734/
Hecsh734/
Heksh733/
Heaks733/
Chegs732/
Höcks732/
Chiks731/
Zecks731/
Hekse731/
Chekz731/
Hycks730/
Cycks730/
Cicks730/
Hiecksch711/
Cheksova711/
Heikes671,362/
Heykes6781/
Cseics6741/
Heakes6741/
Chikse6735/
Heekes6726/
Chachs6716/
Hickst677/
Dzheks677/
Hickss676/
Hick's675/
Hekkås674/
Khicks673/
Hiccks672/
Hicksj672/
Choics672/
Chiksh672/
Jeacks672/
Hiscks672/
Chojks671/
Hickse671/
Khekhs671/
Chichs671/
Hickcs671/
Hicksd671/
Hjicks671/
Chuiks671/
Chicqs671/
Choksh671/
Hekszt671/
Hoicks670/
Hicksx670/
Huicks670/
Haicks670/

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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
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  • 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 Checks
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