Vanks Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vanks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Latvia31:683,34934,074
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Vanks (15) may also be a first name.

Vanks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vanks (Russian: Ванкс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Vanks reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The last name Vanks is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Alabama, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Latvia, where 17 percent are found.

Vanks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vanks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanks Last Name Statistics demography

Vanks earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vancs8082/
Wanks8038/
Fanks8024/
Vangs801/
Vonks800/
Vangsø7330/
Bahnks7327/
Vangås7314/
Bannks7313/
Bankss738/
Bankks734/
Wancks731/
Vancse731/
Vanhgs731/
Vangså731/
Bainks731/
Vangsøe6722/
Vanx671/
Baincks671/
Bankhsh671/

Vanks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanks in the Russian language
Ванксvanks-

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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 Vanks
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