Spenks Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Spenks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spenks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Spenks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spenks is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spenks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Spenks reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Spenks is primarily found in: Colorado, where 75 percent reside and Florida, where 25 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside.

Spenks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spenks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spenks last name increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spenks Last Name Statistics demography

Spenks earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $42,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spienks921/
Spnks910/
Spinks8315,136/
Spengs836/
Spencs830/
Spincks770/
Spenx731/
D'Spinks711/
Spängs6714/
Spings679/
Spnggs673/
Spinxs673/
Spinkx672/
Spinx5527/
Spynx550/

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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 Spenks
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