Hankers Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Suriname

Hankers Surname Definition:

From Ancore, Normandy, mentioned 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

Hankers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Hankers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Ancore, Normandy, mentioned 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Hankers Last Name Facts

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

Hankers is more frequently found in England than any other country/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 Hankers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,108,016th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Hankers live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 31 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England Hankers is most prevalent in: Buckinghamshire, where 26 percent live, Cornwall, where 14 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 12 percent live. Beside England Hankers exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 29 percent live and The Netherlands, where 15 percent live.

Hankers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hankers has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hankers surname rose 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hankers Last Name Statistics demography

Hankers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.32% less than the national average, earning $39,558 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankers922,181/
Ankersø8631/
Jankers8624/
Anckers8613/
Henkers862/
Ankerse861/
Hamkers861/
Henkaers8025/
Chancers802/
Henckers801/
Aenckers800/
Onkers7792/
Enkers7737/
Amkers771/
Ankarås7112/
Onckers7110/
Anchers714/
Gonkers711/
Jongkers671/
Ankertje671/
Honchers670/
Henckaers6325/
Chamkirsht591/
Ankirche531/

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