Enk Surname

268,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Enk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Enk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5741:140,25316,997
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
Papua New Guinea1901:42,9145,251
Austria1391:61,2629,543
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Denmark151:376,31425,792
India151:51,137,692512,385
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Enk (106) may also be a first name.

Enk Last Name Facts

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

Enk (Hindi: ेंक, Marathi: फ़ॅन्क, Oriya: ଏନେକ) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Enk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 268,397th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,012,067 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Enk reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Enk is also the 915,176th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 106 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 574 people, or 1 in 140,253. In Germany Enk is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent are found, Hesse, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Enk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Enk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Enk last name expanded 339 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Enk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Enk surname are 4.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.61% registered to vote for the political party.

Enk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning $48,118 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Henk865,298/
Enke865,212/
Enck861,828/
Enkh86495/
Jenk86382/
Eink86194/
Genk86130/
Eank86115/
Engk86107/
Aenk86101/
Yenk8675/
Ienk8626/
Eynk8616/
Enkt8615/
Ennk863/
Oenk862/
Enkp862/
Eunk861/
Enkő861/
Ehnk861/
Enkq861/
Emnk861/
Henke7543,071/
Jenke752,459/
Henck751,507/
Einck75543/
Encke75388/
Ienke75255/
Yenke75209/
Heink75187/
Jenck75163/
Engke75155/
Heynk75133/
Eynck75109/
Heenk7568/
Hoenk7548/
Esink7538/
Gienk7516/
Ehnke7513/
Henkt756/
Eanks754/
Yenck753/
Eanck753/
Ienck752/
Hengk752/
Jeank751/
Geink751/
Emnke751/
Genkå751/
Eßink751/
Ehink751/
Ennke751/
Jehnk751/
Ghenk750/
Haenk750/
Heank750/
Ienks750/
Einke750/
Eng67115,617/
Heinke675,151/
Eggink672,553/
Hencke671,579/
Ank671,441/
Essink671,058/
Enkova67783/
Önk67700/
Enc67324/
Ink67249/
Eiynck67235/
Heynck67212/
Hehnke67193/
Heinek67146/
Eineck6798/
Eineke6786/
Onk6781/
Hencks6779/
Heijnk6769/
Jehnke6755/
Enq6753/
Hoenck6751/
Heenck6742/
Hennke6738/
Haenck6735/
Heynke6733/
Eitink6731/
Ayçenk6731/
Henkhe6723/
Jenkhe6722/
Jengke6717/
Jencke6715/
Jnk6713/
Hengke6712/
Izcenk6711/
Oeynck679/
Yencke678/
Hejnek677/
Ihenke676/
Ynk676/
Heinck675/
Yehnke675/
Jeenke674/
Enx674/
Jesenk674/
Iencke674/
Henksh674/
Jeinek673/
Ehinke672/
Hesink672/
Ioenck672/
Hemnck671/
Heenek671/
Heanke671/
Jienke671/
Jennke671/
Hienke671/
Esynck671/
Ettink671/
Hennks671/
Hejnke671/
Isenke671/
Oysenk671/
Yoenck671/
Yengke671/
Ehenke671/
Aycenk671/
Jenggk671/
Jennks670/
Heanck670/
Hetnck670/
Eijink670/
Yennck670/
Ichenk670/
Heunck670/
Eisnke670/

Enk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Enk in the Hindi language
ेंकenka-
Enk in the Oriya language
ଏନେକeneka-
Enk in the Marathi language
फ़ॅन्कfenka-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Enk
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