Fanks Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

Fanks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Fanks Last Name Facts

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

Fanks is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Fanks are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Fanks is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 77 percent are found, Alabama, where 9 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States Fanks occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Fanks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fanks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fanks surname grew 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fanks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fanks last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Fanks earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fank892,266/
Fanck80247/
Fanke80160/
Vanks8018/
Faink809/
Fankg806/
Ffank806/
Fangk805/
Fangs803/
Fannk802/
Feank802/
Fankh802/
Pfank801/
Fankt801/
Fonks800/
Fainke731,339/
Faïnke73516/
Fancke7324/
Fangke7315/
Fangse7310/
Fainck734/
Fangsø733/
Feinks732/
Faynek731/
Faings731/
Fahnke730/
Fanchs730/
Faunke730/
Fang675,322,635/
Fonk671,101/
Vank67733/
Fahncke6798/
Fanc6767/
Fankova6723/
Fanhgse671/
Fanková671/
Fanx671/
Founcks670/

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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 Fanks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis