Schenck Surname

41,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Schenck Surname Definition:

(Dutch, German) One who sold wine; a cupbearer or butler.

Schenck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,7211:41,5625,103
Germany1,6601:48,4976,348
France6941:95,71013,971
South Africa4051:133,77215,565
Belgium2291:50,2048,179
Uruguay1821:18,8562,139
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Argentina961:445,24433,533
England821:679,48938,951
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Australia501:539,91440,287
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Panama41:978,06412,245
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7361:18,3552,320

Schenck (29) may also be a first name.

Schenck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch, German) One who sold wine; a cupbearer or butler.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German.) From schenke, an inn or pubic house; a name of place.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Schenck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schenck is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schenck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schenck is the 41,961st most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 585,721 people. The surname Schenck occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Schenck reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Schenck is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 8,721 people, or 1 in 41,562. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Schenck is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Schenck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schenck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schenck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schenck last name are 19.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Schenck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 116.07% more than the national average, earning 747,787 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.71% more than the national average, earning R 419,928 per year; in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $55,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schuenck931,142/
Schencke93206/
Schencks9344/
Schoenck933/
Schennck931/
Schaenck931/
Schienck930/
Schenk9265,058/
Shenck92125/
Scenck921/
Schenke864,467/
Schinck86565/
Schuenk8678/
Schenks8666/
Schoenk8655/
Schemck863/
Schienk862/
Schönck861/
Scheenk861/
Schennk861/
Schencx861/
Schaenk861/
Chencke860/
Shenk834,837/
Senck8376/
Scenk833/
Schencková824/
Scheenks8016/
Shchenkh804/
Schöncke802/
Schäncke801/
Schüncke801/
Schenkct800/
Schink774,150/
Shenke7778/
Shenkh7760/
Schönk7736/
Scheng7716/
Schenx776/
Shinck774/
Shcenk773/
Schemk772/
Schynk771/
Schünk771/
Chencg771/
Shennk770/
Schenková75293/
Schenkova7527/
Schinkcke751/
Senk732,482/
Cenk731,654/
Cenc73144/
Senc7330/
Schueng71245/
Schuink7127/
Shincke7127/
Schoeng7112/
Scheung718/
Scincke716/
Shengke712/
Schenng712/
Shenkhe712/
Chencgg711/
Schuenq711/
Schieng711/
Scheenkova711/
Schinks710/
Cheng677,910,012/
Sheng671,067,131/
Senke672,838/
Shink67697/
Szenk67486/
Sinck67127/
Sienk6749/
Senkh6731/
Shynk6723/
Chync6718/
Schenque6710/
Saenc679/
Saenk678/
Synck677/
Chenq676/
Chemk674/
Cencková674/
Shenq673/
Schimcke672/
Seenc672/
Sengk672/
Chenx672/
Cenke672/
Senkp672/
Seenk671/
Cinck671/
Sjoehnck671/
Sencs671/
Schcincg671/
Scenkova671/
Szenc671/
Semck670/
Scink670/

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Footnotes

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