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Where Does The Last Name Shacks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shacks is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shacks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Shacks is the 1,558,593^rd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Shacks reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769^th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 37 people.

The surname Shacks is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa Shacks is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 71 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Shacks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shacks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shacks Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Shacks last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shacks earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning R 257,880 per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.