Hancks Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

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

Hancks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hancks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Hancks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hancks occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hancks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hancks is the 2,436,415th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hancks reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hancks is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 60 percent reside, Minnesota, where 13 percent reside and Iowa, where 10 percent reside.

Hancks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hancks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hancks last name rose 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hancks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hancks last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the political party.

Hancks earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.34% less than the national average, earning $32,645 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chancks928/
Hanks9129,108/
Hanck91745/
Hancs9131/
Hancke831,376/
Hencks8379/
Chanks8317/
Hankss837/
Hanckx836/
Hanksh834/
Hancck833/
Chanck832/
Hankks831/
Hannks831/
Hainck831/
Hannck831/
Hankse830/
Hanchs830/
Heanck830/
Hainks830/
Hauncs830/
Chancs830/
Hank806,832/
Hanc802,548/
Anks8015/
Anck802/
Hanncke7719/
Haineck774/
Haincke772/
Henncks771/
Hanke7339,410/
Khank731,616/
Hangs73219/
Hancq73207/
Chank73183/
Hainc73155/
Haink73133/
Chanc73109/
Henks7384/
Háncs7380/
Hajnc7375/
Ancke7346/
Haank7344/
Hankh7344/
Ahank7339/
Gancs7326/
Haynk7317/
Honck7316/
Hankø7310/
Eanks734/
Hamnc734/
Hancı734/
Anksh733/
Eanck733/
Hajnk733/
Hamks732/
Ankhs732/
Ancse732/
Haync731/
Honks731/
Ganks731/
Hanhk731/
Encks731/
Annck731/
Auncs731/
Hannk731/
Ganck730/
Heank730/
Hancková71100/
Hanckova7122/
Hassinck712/
Hainke671,659/
Ank671,441/
Hahnke67547/
Haungs67445/
Khanke67442/
Heinks67315/
Heynck67212/
Anc67205/
Hangst67168/
Chanke67113/
Heunks67102/
Hoynck6757/
Changs6756/
Hamcke6734/
Henchs6730/
Hannke6729/
Khankh6724/
Hangke6724/
Changk6723/
Khannk6720/
Hajnek6715/
Hangås6714/
Hainek6713/
Ahanke6711/
Hounks677/
Heinck675/
Haangs675/
Hangse674/
Chankh674/
Ahangs674/
Henksh674/
Haings673/
Hangsh673/
Hannkh672/
Chonks672/
Haynek672/
Hoinck672/
Jahnks671/
Khankk671/
Chaink671/
Chaunk671/
Jancck671/
Heanke671/
Jainck671/
Honksz671/
Honcke671/
Haynke671/
Heangs671/
Hennks671/
Haunkz671/
Hancce671/
Hanhke671/
Chancg671/
Cheanc671/
Chaank671/
Chanhc671/
Ankshe671/
Changc671/
Jaanck671/
Jahnck671/
Annkst670/
Hanngs670/
Jainks670/
Haanke670/
Haynec670/
Jannck670/
Johncs670/
Joncks670/
Heunck670/
Hounck670/
Hohnks670/

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Hancks Reference & Research

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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 Hancks
  • 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