Ranks Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Ranks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Canada421:877,27667,671
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Latvia381:53,9498,130
England351:1,591,94567,242
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Ranks (27) may also be a first name.

Ranks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ranks (Arabic: رانكس, Russian: Ранкс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 677,464th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Ranks live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 1,830,601. In The United States Ranks is most numerous in: Maine, where 22 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Botswana, where 9 percent are found.

Ranks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ranks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ranks last name increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ranks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ranks surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ranks earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.44% less than the national average, earning R 177,192 per year; in United States they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $40,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $46,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raanks911/
Rancks910/
Rankshe831/
Ranksch830/
Rangs80692/
Rankz802/
Ronks801/
Raangs73138/
Rangse7316/
Reinks733/
Ronkse731/
Ranckz731/
Raings731/
Ranchs730/
Ratings6716/
Reineks6715/
Ranx672/
Racincs671/
Ratinkx671/
Ratinckx62106/
Rancsova622/
Rancsová621/
Rautings620/
Rongs6028/
Ramgs603/
Rangz601/
Rangx601/
Ramqs601/
Rainex553/
Roongs553/
Rangch552/
Rongse551/
Rhangz551/
Ranquz551/
Rancch551/
Raynex550/
Rosings501/
Hroncsh500/

Ranks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranks in the Russian language
Ранксranks-
Ranks in the Arabic language
رانكسranks-

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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 Ranks
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