Shacks Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shacks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shacks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa911:595,35945,471
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Shacks (37) may also be a first name.

Shacks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shacks is most common in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shacks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,558,593rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Shacks live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shacks is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name internationally, held by 37 people.

The surname Shacks is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa Shacks is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 71 percent live, Western Cape, where 13 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Shacks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shacks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shacks surname increased 345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shacks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shacks surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schacks9244/
Shaacks921/
Sacks9112,129/
Shaks91191/
Shacs911/
Schaacks8624/
Sheaks83354/
Shakhs83312/
Saacks83246/
Shaiks8372/
Shocks8364/
Schaks8362/
Shaksh8317/
Sackse8315/
Shaeks833/
Saucks831/
Shauks831/
Shakse831/
Shachs831/
Shecks831/
Sacksh831/
Saks805,191/
Schaeks77115/
Schaaks7718/
Schackz7718/
Shaikes7710/
Shaikhs776/
Schachs773/
Shakshe773/
Shaiksh773/
Schecks772/
Schocks772/
Shaykes771/
Sheecks771/
Sachs7329,459/
Socks73282/
Sakse73209/
Sayks73169/
Seaks7394/
Saeks7392/
Sakss7366/
Sackx7353/
Sacse7351/
Sauks7342/
Sheks7341/
Sakks7340/
Szaks7335/
Saiks7332/
Secks7317/
Shoks7316/
Saaks7315/
Saksø735/
Shags734/
Siaks733/
Shakz733/
Shaqs732/
Saccs731/
Seacs731/
Sagks731/
Satcs731/
Sackz730/
Saacs730/
Schaakxs7142/
Sheeks671,204/
Shooks67356/
Szaksz67239/
Saykes6748/
Scheks6738/
Saikes6724/
Sheiks6720/
Sheksh6719/
Cheaks6710/
Sacchs679/
Shekhs679/
Shakshova679/
Saccse678/
Shakhz678/
Seicks676/
Shaggs674/
Seecks673/
Shagsh673/
Shaikx673/
Scecks673/
Siecks672/
Saukse672/
Saachs671/
Sautks671/
Schags671/
Seakes671/
Sheecs671/
Shaegs671/
Soucks670/
Soocks670/
Shaags670/

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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 Shacks
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