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

The surname Wicks (Arabic: ويكس) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Wicks is the 18,972^nd most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 250,931 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wicks reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wicks is also the 915,176^th most frequent first name internationally, held by 106 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 13,169 people, or 1 in 27,524. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Wicks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wicks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wicks last name expanded 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 495 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 231 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wicks Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (81%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Wicks surname are 8.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Wicks earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.75% more than the national average, earning 438,653 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 92.24% more than the national average, earning R 456,840 per year; in United States they earn 0.05% more than the national average, earning $43,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $48,581 CAD per year.