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

Shenks (Russian: Шенкс) is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

Shenks is the 3,730,171^st most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Shenks are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Mississippi, where 50 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Nevada, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent reside and Ukraine, where 11 percent reside.

Shenks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shenks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shenks last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shenks Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Shenks surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Shenks earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.85% less than the national average, earning $27,250 USD per year.