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

The last name Thanks is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname Thanks is the 751,291^st most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. The last name Thanks is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Thanks reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Thanks is also the 215,408^th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 1,330 people.

The last name Thanks is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 117,347. In Afghanistan Thanks is most numerous in: Badakhshan, where 29 percent live, Kabul, where 24 percent live and Laghman, where 15 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.