Vankus Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Vankus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vankus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Vánkus (8), Vankuš (1) & Vankúš (14) are calculated separately.

Vankus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vankus (Russian: Ванкус) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Vánkus, Vankuš or Vankúš. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vankus.

How Common Is The Last Name Vankus? popularity and diffusion

Vankus is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Vankus are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Vankus is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Vankus is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 62 percent are found, Georgia, where 15 percent are found and Michigan, where 15 percent are found. Beside The United States Vankus is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Vankus Last Name Statistics demography

Vankus earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vánkus948/
Vankuš941/
Vankust925/
Vankaus922/
Vankuss920/
Vanku9158/
Vankúš8914/
Bankus83280/
Vankou8312/
Vankau838/
Vankuj835/
Vuanku832/
Vancus832/
Vankuh831/
Vankud831/
Vankui831/
Vankusová801/
Vankusova801/
Vankhouse800/
Vankhuu7714/
Vankucz778/
Bangkus777/
Bankush776/
Bankuse771/
Bankous771/
Wankuus771/
Vankuch771/
Vankaut771/
Vangkeu771/
Bankhus770/
Vankó73787/
Vancu73573/
Wanku7345/
Vonku731/
Fankoush712/
Vainekeu712/
Vankaupp711/
Wankeu67308/
Bankos67278/
Wankou67211/
Wangku67115/
Bankós6787/
Vánkos6743/
Wankau6731/
Wankui6725/
Bánkus6725/
Vancos6713/
Váncku6713/
Wankuy6711/
Vancau6711/
Vankhuche677/
Vankušová675/
Vancuc674/
Fankhouse673/
Fankhause672/
Wancus672/
Vancou672/
Vonkou671/
Vonkos671/
Fonkus671/
Vankoo671/
Vankuddth671/
Vancuu671/
Bancus670/

Vankus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vankus in the Russian language
Ванкусvankus-

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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 Vankus
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