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

Hancks is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hancks? popularity and diffusion

Hancks is the 2,436,415th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Hancks occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hancks live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States Hancks is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 60 percent live, Minnesota, where 13 percent live and Iowa, where 10 percent live.

Hancks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hancks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hancks surname increased 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hancks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hancks are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.95% being registered with the 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