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

The surname Jenkis has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jenkis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenkis? popularity and diffusion

Jenkis is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Jenkis reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 42 people.

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

Jenkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jenkis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jenkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jenkis are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political 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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