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 last name Vanks (Russian: Ванкс) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Vanks live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most common given name in the world It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Vanks is most prevalent in: New York, where 17 percent reside, Alabama, where 8 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Vanks occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Latvia, where 17 percent reside.

Vanks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vanks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vanks last name expanded 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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