Jenkis Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Jenkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jenkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Jenkis (42) may also be a first name.

Jenkis Last Name Facts

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

Jenkis has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenkis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jenkis is the 1,491,356th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Jenkis are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Jenkis is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 42 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States Jenkis is most frequent in: Texas, where 22 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and Cuba, where 4 percent live.

Jenkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jenkis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jenkis last name grew 4,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jenkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jenkis last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Jenkis earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $38,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jenkies9225/
Jenkiss925/
Jennkis921/
Jenkuis921/
Jenkios921/
Enkis914/
Jenkes83126/
Cenkis8381/
Jinkis8340/
Yenkis8322/
Engkis8316/
Zenkis8311/
Enkisz8310/
Jenkiz835/
Senkis833/
Genkis832/
Enkais831/
Jencis831/
Ienkis831/
Jenckes77218/
Enkisch7724/
Jenchis779/
Jeinkes773/
Genckis772/
Jenquis771/
Jinckis771/
Jinkeis771/
Jeankes770/
Enkiz737/
Enkes734/
Jenquais711/
Jeancois711/
Cenkiz67314/
Genkes6754/
Sinkis6747/
Engkes675/
Ienkes673/
Gencis672/
Senkes672/
Jences672/
Ginkis671/
Cenkiş671/
Engkiz671/
Cinkis671/
Enkees671/
Jinkes671/

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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
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  • 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 Jenkis
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