Schenkel Surname

40,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Schenkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schenkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,7811:16,8392,222
United States2,4881:145,68315,042
Brazil2,1171:101,1223,806
Switzerland1,5191:5,407821
Netherlands9051:18,6602,907
Argentina3181:134,41311,364
Canada1381:266,99725,150
France1251:531,38273,029
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Australia491:550,93340,757
Austria351:243,29828,936
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Sweden251:393,87027,867
England201:2,785,90397,972
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Scotland101:535,38220,332
China81:170,915,1968,932
Norway61:857,04855,549
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:201,68117,505

Schenkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schenkel (Arabic: شنكل) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schenkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schenkel is the 40,932nd most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 570,052 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Schenkel reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 4,781 people, or 1 in 16,839. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Schenkel exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 17 percent are found.

Schenkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schenkel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 999 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schenkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schenkel last name are 34.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schenkel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 28.15% more than the national average, earning 443,515 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning $48,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,297 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schenckel94275/
Schuenkel9436/
Schaenkel941/
Schenkeel941/
Schenkl93544/
Shenkel93497/
Chenkel9314/
Scenkel934/
Schuenckel8951/
Schuenkuel898/
Schinkel885,287/
Schynkel8839/
Schemkel886/
Chenckel881/
Shenckel881/
Senkel861,164/
Cenkel8673/
Schinckel82142/
Schenquel827/
Schenchel826/
Schinkiel824/
Zschinkel821/
Shinkel80107/
Cenkiel8076/
Suenkel8070/
Senckel8030/
Szenkel8021/
Sengkel8013/
Senkell802/
Sienkel801/
Seenkel800/
Shenkll800/
Schuenquel785/
Cenkl7785/
Senkl7763/
Sienkiel75347/
Szenkiel7536/
Chenquel7518/
Sünkel71843/
Sinkel71178/
Cinkel7145/
Cencel7128/
Schinquel716/
Sencel715/
Schimckel711/
Sänkel711/
Cynkel711/
Chinkl711/
Shinkl711/
Cynkiel6727/
Szencel6718/
Zenkell6717/
Singkel6715/
Zenckel677/
Cencoel677/
Siencel675/
Sencell672/
Chink'l671/
Cinkiel671/
Szynkel671/
Sinkiel671/
Senkill671/
Senchel671/
Shinkil671/
Szinkel671/
Sinkell670/

Schenkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schenkel in the Arabic language
شنكلshnkl-

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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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  • 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 Schenkel
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