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

The surname Shank (Arabic: شانك, Bengali: শঙ্ক, Hindi: शंक, Marathi: शंक, Russian: Шанк) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shank.

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

The last name is the 23,523^rd most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 316,478 people. The surname Shank is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Shank are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 143,150^th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 2,633 people.

Shank is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 18,018 people, or 1 in 20,116. In The United States Shank is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Shank Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shank has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shank surname increased 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shank Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Shank surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shank earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 333.17% more than the national average, earning 1,499,100 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.16% less than the national average, earning R 137,448 per year; in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning $45,657 CAD per year.