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

The surname Fanks is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Fanks reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Fanks is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Fanks is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 77 percent are found, Alabama, where 9 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Fanks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fanks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fanks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fanks are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% 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