Sanks Surname
Approximately 968 people bear this surname
Sanks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 952 | 1:380,734 | 33,628 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:311,917 | 24,534 |
Sanks (14) may also be a first name.
Sanks Demographics
Average Sanks Salary in
United States
$40,340 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sanks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanks (Russian: Санкс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanks? popularity and diffusion
It is the 370,969th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,528,457 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sanks are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sanks is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 952 people, or 1 in 380,734. In The United States Sanks is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 20 percent live, Alabama, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States Sanks exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Sanks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sanks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 591 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sanks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sanks surname are 20.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.65% registered with the political party.
Sanks earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning $40,340 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanks | 91 | 26,030 | / |
| Scanks | 91 | 35 | / |
| Sancks | 91 | 0 | / |
| Schanks | 83 | 187 | / |
| Shancks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Janks | 80 | 630 | / |
| Sangs | 80 | 133 | / |
| Zanks | 80 | 43 | / |
| Sancs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Canks | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sonks | 80 | 4 | / |
| Schancks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sanchs | 73 | 53 | / |
| Shenks | 73 | 28 | / |
| Shamks | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shangs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sancsz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sanggs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jhanks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jeanks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sionks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sonkse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shancs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cankcs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jahnks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sangse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zannks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saangs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sangkz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanqus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jancks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Soncks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sanngs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jainks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shonks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shaheenks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shanksová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chancks | 67 | 8 | / |
| Schonks | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sainekz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shangse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shencks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schamks | 67 | 0 | / |
Sanks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanks in the Russian language | ||
| Санкс | sanks | - |
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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 Sanks
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