Thicks Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thicks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thicks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thicks (11) may also be a first name.

Thicks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thicks is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thicks? popularity and diffusion

Thicks is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Thicks reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles. Thicks is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 69 percent are found and Shropshire, where 31 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Thicks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thicks has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ticks9143/
Tiecks8322/
Thecks836/
Tehcks831/
Thioks830/
Tiks80215/
Thuecks7790/
Ticse733,510/
Tieks7396/
Tucks7396/
Tücks7391/
Tickz7339/
Taics7322/
Tikse7320/
Tecks7313/
Tycks738/
Taiks735/
Teiks735/
Tikks734/
Tisks732/
Tichs732/
Tijks732/
Thuks731/
Tidks731/
Toiks731/
Thigs730/
Ticss730/
Geethiks711/
Thiegs6733/
Teichs6714/
Theigs6713/
Ticcse673/
Theeks672/
Thigst671/
Thueks671/
Thykes670/
Tuecks670/

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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 Thicks
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