Schenka Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Schenka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Schenka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schenka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schenka (Russian: Щенка) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schenka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Schenka is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Schenka are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Schenka is most common in Germany, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Schenka is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 64 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent are found and Thuringia, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Schenka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Schenka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schenka last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Schenka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Schenka in the Russian language | ||
| Щенка | senka | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Schenka
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