Jencks Surname
Approximately 869 people bear this surname
Jencks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 858 | 1:422,446 | 36,582 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 340 | 1:147,702 | 13,751 |
Jencks Demographics
Jencks Political Affiliation
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Jencks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jencks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jencks is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jencks? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jencks is the 403,615th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Jencks reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 858 people, or 1 in 422,446. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Rhode Island, where 13 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 0 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.
Jencks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jencks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jencks surname grew 252 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jencks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jencks surname are 4.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.16% being registered with the political party.
Jencks earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.98% more than the national average, earning $48,319 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenks | 91 | 12,791 | / |
| Jencs | 91 | 40 | / |
| Encks | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jincks | 83 | 98 | / |
| Gencks | 83 | 6 | / |
| Jeanks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jenncs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Jenchs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Jennks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Enks | 80 | 28 | / |
| Jnks | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jinks | 73 | 6,611 | / |
| Gencs | 73 | 20 | / |
| Senks | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yenks | 73 | 3 | / |
| Genks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jemks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sencs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jengs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zenks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ienks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jynks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jinkss | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jenngs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jysnks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenchs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jingks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zincks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jainks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jengst | 67 | 0 | / |
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Jencks Reference & Research
Jenks & Jinks FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Jenks & Jinks FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Jencks
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis