Shalks Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Shalks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shalks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England91:6,190,895170,599
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shalks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shalks is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shalks.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Shalks is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Shalks reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Shalks is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Shalks is most common in: Colorado, where 50 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Illinois, where 17 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 41 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Shalks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shalks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shalks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shalks surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Shalks earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $40,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schalks92264/
Shalkhs922/
Salks9114/
Saulks835/
Schalkx77296/
Shelksh771/
Solks734/
Salcs732/
Salgs731/
Schalchs713/
Soulks672/
Schalx671/
Chalkch621/
Salx605/
Saulx5555/
Sailx551/
Chalx551/
Solcs551/
Xsalx551/
Sallx551/
Salcce503/
Sailex503/
Chaulx501/

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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 Shalks
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