Jenker Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jenker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jenker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Norway121:428,52437,411
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Jenker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jenker is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Jenker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Jenker reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 403,194. In Denmark Jenker is primarily concentrated in: Region Zealand, where 64 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 36 percent are found. Without taking into account Denmark it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 28 percent are found and Poland, where 14 percent are found.

Jenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jenker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jenker last name fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jenker Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jenker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning 356,724 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jenåker926/
Jenkert922/
Jenkeir921/
Jencker920/
Enker91106/
Jeenkerd8613/
Zenker838,836/
Senker83615/
Cenker83598/
Jänker8330/
Jünker8317/
Jinker8311/
Ennker8311/
Engker838/
Jencer832/
Yenker831/
Genker831/
Jenkre831/
Jønker831/
Jönker831/
Jemker830/
Zenkert77351/
Zaenker77119/
Sengker77100/
Senkier7749/
Zencker7744/
Zenkier7724/
Cengker778/
Scenker777/
Zenkere773/
Zeenker773/
Yenkere772/
Zuenker771/
Soenker771/
Senkeur771/
Jeanqer771/
Jingker771/
Suenker771/
Sencker770/
Jainker770/
Snker731/
Jingåker7125/
Ziennker7120/
Djinkere711/
Gencer6730,782/
Zänker671,022/
Sinker67408/
Yencer67229/
Zinker67182/
Zenkerová6770/
Zencer6764/
Cinker6746/
Ginker6743/
Senkir6726/
Sünker6721/
Jeanquier6715/
Shnker6710/
Engkir673/
Zenkerova672/
Enkhir671/
Enkjær671/
Zynker671/
Zænker671/
Tcnker670/
Genkyr670/

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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
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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 Jenker
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