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Where Does The Last Name Schenk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Schenk (Arabic: شنك) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Schenk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schenk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 8,734^th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 112,016 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Schenk live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schenk is also the 1,246,114^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 62 people.

The last name Schenk is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 34,993 people, or 1 in 2,301. In Germany Schenk is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Bavaria, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany Schenk occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Switzerland, where 9 percent are found.

Schenk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Schenk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schenk last name expanded 818 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schenk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Schenk surname are 15.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schenk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning 285,617 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.96% more than the national average, earning R 344,484 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.78% more than the national average, earning $53,050 CAD per year.