Shankes Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shankes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Shankes (8) may also be a first name.

Shankes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shankes (Marathi: शंकेस) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shankes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankes? popularity and diffusion

Shankes is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shankes is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shankes are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most numerous first name internationally, held by 8 people.

The last name Shankes is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Shankes is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 33 percent are found, Nebraska, where 33 percent are found and Ohio, where 33 percent are found.

Shankes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shankes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shankes last name contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shankes Last Name Statistics demography

Shankes earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.9% more than the national average, earning $65,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shankesh934/
Shankies930/
Sankes9235/
Schankies882/
Shankhesh881/
Sankesh8624/
Sankies8616/
Sankhes867/
Shances862/
Sankeus861/
Shanches8011/
Schankis801/
Sankkese801/
Sances771,084/
Sankis7740/
Sonkes7726/
Samkes771/
Seangkets751/
Schanches751/
Shanquest750/
Sanches71123,271/
Sonkesh7114/
Sanques7113/
Shancez7112/
Sanhces718/
Sankeshova715/
Sancehs713/
Sanckez711/
Sanckis711/
Sankhis711/
Sancess711/
Songkes711/
Shanchez6785/
Chaumkes6773/
Sanchesz6724/
Sanchess6721/
Sanchezs6721/
Chanques6720/
Sanquest6715/
Sianques675/
Schancez673/
Saanches672/
Sannches672/
Chankech672/
Sanhches671/
Sancheis671/
Sanchees671/
Chamkese671/
Sanquies671/
Sankeich671/

Shankes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankes in the Marathi language
शंकेसsankesa-

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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 Shankes
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