Chenk Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Chenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Chenk (20) may also be a first name.

Chenk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chenk (Russian: Ченк) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Chenk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Chenk reside; 46 percent reside in South America and 44 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 11,893,018. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 39 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 28 percent are found and Bahia, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Chenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chenk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chenke91399/
Chenck9113/
Henk895,298/
Cenk891,654/
Tschenk8323/
Chengke8310/
Tchenke834/
Cheanke831/
Chencke830/
Cheng807,910,012/
Henke8043,071/
Henck801,507/
Heink80187/
Chank80183/
Heynk80133/
Chink8078/
Heenk8068/
Chonk8050/
Chenc8045/
Czenk807/
Chenq806/
Henkt806/
Cienk805/
Chemk804/
Scenk803/
Chenx802/
Hengk802/
Khenk801/
Heank800/
Chenkova77475/
Tschenke771/
Chesenke771/
Cheung73360,615/
Cheang7317,327/
Heinke735,151/
Chieng732,660/
Hencke731,579/
Chinke73895/
Chheng73746/
Tcheng73475/
Choeng73390/
Cheing73334/
Heynck73212/
Chynek73206/
Hehnke73193/
Khenke73183/
Heinek73146/
Czenke7385/
Hencks7379/
Chaeng7376/
Heijnk7369/
Heenck7342/
Hennke7338/
Heynke7333/
Henkhe7323/
Changk7323/
Chenqu7318/
Cienke7317/
Cheeng7312/
Hengke7312/
Khenkh7312/
Chenng739/
Hejnek737/
Heinck735/
Chengz734/
Chankh734/
Chengh734/
Henksh734/
Zcheng733/
Sczenk733/
Chuynk732/
Chinkh732/
Chanck732/
Hesink732/
Chitnk731/
Chaink731/
Chengs731/
Chehng731/
Cheyng731/
Hemnck731/
Heenek731/
Heanke731/
Scenck731/
Hennks731/
Hejnke731/
Chcink731/
Cheanc731/
Chaank731/
Chuink731/
Chesng731/
Chengp731/
Chencg731/
Chinck730/
Heanck730/
Chengt730/
Hetnck730/
Tzschenke711/
Ceng678,531,955/
Heng67271,388/
Zenk673,654/
Hink673,298/
Heyneke671,999/
Heineck671,839/
Cink671,360/
Heineke671,002/
Henc67671/
Chheang67590/
Cenková67457/
Cynk67456/
Heincke67374/
Chiteng67323/
Chiseng67197/
Heitink67196/
Cenc67144/
Heesink67136/
Tshenke6781/
Cheseng6777/
Cheteng6767/
Chhoeng6756/
Chhieng6756/
Chengue6755/
Chenque6752/
Cenkova6749/
Hessink6745/
Hynk6736/
Heytink6729/
Hecheng6729/
Heeneke6716/
Tscheng6713/
Henx6713/
Chheung6712/
Tchinke6710/
Cönk676/
Chiceng676/
Heankhe674/
Tschink674/
Chength673/
Hengkhe673/
Cheungh673/
Chesing673/
Stcheng672/
Chhaeng672/
Cheting672/
Cheungg671/
Hetenck671/
Henncks671/
Zhnk671/
D'Cheng671/
Choinek671/
Chainke671/
Khenkhe671/
Khenkqu671/
Chengqu671/
Cehheng671/
Chainhk671/
Chenqus671/
Chencgg671/
Henncke671/

Chenk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chenk in the Russian language
Ченкcenk-

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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
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  • 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 Chenk
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