View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Schenke occurs most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Schenké. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 104,933^rd most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,631,418 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Schenke live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 3,770 people, or 1 in 21,354. In Germany Schenke is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Thuringia, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Schenke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Schenke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schenke last name grew 407 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schenke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Schenke surname are 30.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Schenke earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.46% more than the national average, earning $48,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 95.05% more than the national average, earning $96,907 CAD per year.