Jenkens Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jenkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jenkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3041:38,5114,562

Jenkens (12) may also be a first name.

Jenkens Last Name Facts

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

Jenkens occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenkens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jenkens is the 1,194,481st most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Jenkens live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 2,170,413. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent live, Maryland, where 16 percent live and Kentucky, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Jenkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jenkens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jenkens last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jenkens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jenkens surname are 8.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the party.

Jenkens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,178 USD per year.

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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 Jenkens
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