Shankus Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Shankus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shankus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shankus is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shankus.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Shankus is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Shankus reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Shankus is mostly found in: Michigan, where 31 percent are found, California, where 27 percent are found and Georgia, where 27 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found.

Shankus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shankus surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Shankus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning $36,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankus921,273/
Sankuus86245/
Shenkus8632/
Sankeus861/
Shamkus861/
Shonkus861/
Samkus7714/
Sonkus775/
Sancus774/
Sankos773/
Xankous711/
Shonkos711/
Shomkus711/
Chaunkuise711/
Chancuse672/
Chamkush671/
Sauhncus670/
Sancos6220/
Sankoz622/
Sonkos621/
Soncus621/
Siancos571/

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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 Shankus
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