Schenckel Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Schenckel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schenckel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2411:888,27531,950
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Schenckel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schenckel is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schenckel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 950,707th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Schenckel are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Schenckel is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 888,275. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 69 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent are found and Paraná, where 10 percent are found. Besides Brazil Schenckel exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Paraguay, where 5 percent are found.

Schenckel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schenckel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schenckel surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schuenckel9551/
Schenkel9412,784/
Chenckel941/
Shenckel941/
Schinckel89142/
Schuenkel8936/
Schenchel896/
Schaenkel891/
Schenkeel891/
Scchenkel891/
Schenkl88544/
Shenkel88497/
Senckel8830/
Chenkel8814/
Scenkel884/
Schuenkuel848/
Schinkel825,287/
Schynkel8239/
Schemkel826/
Senkel801,164/
Cenkel8073/
Cencel8028/
Sencel805/
Schenquel787/
Schinkiel784/
Zschinkel781/
Schimckel781/
Shinkel75107/
Cenkiel7576/
Suenkel7570/
Szenkel7521/
Szencel7518/
Sengkel7513/
Cencoel757/
Zenckel757/
Siencel755/
Sencell752/
Senkell752/
Sienkel751/
Seenkel750/
Skenkel750/
Shenkll750/
Schuenquel745/
Sienkiel71347/
Cenkl7185/
Senkl7163/
Szenkiel7136/
Chenquel7118/
Sencl711/
Sencil672,298/
Sünkel67843/
Cencil67255/
Sinkel67178/
Şencel6782/
Sincel6759/
Cinkel6745/
Schinquel676/
Cincel673/
Sänkel671/
Cynkel671/
Shinkl671/
Chinkl671/

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