Fank Surname

186,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Fank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6261:341,97213,129
United States4761:761,46859,318
Germany3051:263,95228,196
Austria2501:34,0625,465
Belgium2451:46,9257,632
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Russia701:2,058,901127,116
Paraguay501:144,7353,026
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
India101:76,706,538639,611
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
China41:341,830,39216,990
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Fank (328) may also be a first name.

Fank Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fank (Hindi: फंक, Russian: Фанк) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fank? popularity and diffusion

It is the 186,789th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,216,040 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Fank live; 36 percent live in Western Europe and 28 percent live in Luso-South America. Fank is also the 484,112th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 328 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 341,972. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 50 percent are found, Paraná, where 23 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 16 percent are found. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Fank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fank has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fank last name rose 992 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fank Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fank surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fank surname are 30.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Fank earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.17% less than the national average, earning R 70,896 per year and in United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanck89247/
Fanke89160/
Fanks8924/
Faink899/
Fankg896/
Ffank896/
Fangk895/
Fankh892/
Fannk892/
Feank892/
Fankt891/
Pfank891/
Fainke801,339/
Faïnke80516/
Fancke8024/
Fangke8015/
Fainck804/
Faynek801/
Fahnke800/
Faunke800/
Fang755,322,635/
Fonk751,101/
Vank75733/
Fanc7567/
Fanx751/
Fahncke7398/
Fankova7323/
Fanková731/
Fonck671,565/
Fonke67237/
Vanck6796/
Phank6772/
Founk6760/
Faing6744/
Faung6722/
Foonk6719/
Faang6718/
Fhang6711/
Fangh678/
Vankh677/
Pfonk675/
Fanng673/
Fangs673/
Fahng672/
Feang672/
Fangg671/
Pfang671/
Feink671/
Fainc671/
Fangz671/
Vankg671/
Vaank671/
Vanìk671/
Faschink671/
Ffanc671/
Faunc670/
Fonnk670/
Vaunk670/
Pfanc670/

Fank Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fank in the Hindi language
फंकphanka-
Fank in the Russian language
Фанкfank-

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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
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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 Fank
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