Renk Surname

90,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Renk Surname User-submission:

My grandfather was 100% German, and who I got the Renk name from. In our family, the story was always that Renk meant 'wheelwright'.

Renk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4121:33,3774,408
United States1,0941:331,31530,015
Turkey5161:150,81711,898
Poland3411:111,46316,783
Austria1911:44,5837,134
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
Argentina1531:279,36922,471
France771:862,633101,453
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Australia311:870,82953,581
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Ukraine281:1,625,811125,303
England181:3,095,448105,421
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India71:109,580,769786,157
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Renk (88) may also be a first name.

Renk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My grandfather was 100% German, and who I got the Renk name from. In our family, the story was always that Renk meant 'wheelwright'.

- rachaelrenk

Renk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Renk (Marathi: रॅन्क, Russian: Ренк) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Renk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 90,821st most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,381,787 people. Renk is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Renk live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,017,994th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 88 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,412 people, or 1 in 33,377. In Germany Renk is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 21 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Turkey, where 10 percent live.

Renk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Renk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Renk surname increased 868 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Renk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Renk are 16.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Renk earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.42% less than the national average, earning $39,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Renke893,036/
Renck891,626/
Hrenk8912/
Rengk8910/
Raenk893/
Renkh891/
Reenk891/
Rienk890/
Rnk8639/
Rehnke80154/
Raenck8079/
Rengke8044/
Rennke8031/
Rencke8026/
Renkke8010/
Hrenke804/
Remnke801/
Resnck801/
Renkhe801/
Rink7515,204/
Reng751,950/
Renc75364/
Rynk75300/
Ränk75198/
Rünk7555/
Rnkh753/
Rrnk752/
Rnck752/
Rnhk752/
Rånk751/
Rznk751/
Rhnk751/
Rnkc751/
Rnkz751/
Rnnk751/
Rnke751/
Hrnk751/
Renkova7393/
Renková7328/
Reencke731/
Rinke677,932/
Rinck673,701/
Renqe67293/
Ringk67215/
Rueng67209/
Raeng67180/
Rieng67146/
Reeng67105/
Rengs6757/
Hrenkova6745/
Hrink6743/
Roeng6739/
Rönck6737/
Rynke6731/
Rengh6722/
Åreng6716/
Hrynk6716/
Ruink6715/
Renqu6712/
Reung6712/
Renckova674/
Rengg674/
Rynks673/
Hrenková672/
Rengz672/
Rehng672/
Ryhnk671/
Hreng671/
Renng671/
Rengő671/
Rzenc671/
Rengt671/
Remck670/

Renk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Renk in the Marathi language
रॅन्कrenka-
Renk in the Russian language
Ренкrenk-

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