Schenkers Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Schenkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schenkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname1211:4,567989
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Schenkers Last Name Facts

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

Schenkers is found most in Suriname. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schenkers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,067,497th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. Schenkers occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Schenkers are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The surname Schenkers is most widespread in Suriname, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 4,567. Apart from Suriname this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent live and Belgium, where 7 percent live.

Schenkers Last Name Statistics demography

Schenkers earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.08% less than the national average, earning $43,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schenk-Ras841/
Chinkers825/
Schenkirsch8025/
Zenkers758/
Sinkers756/
Schenkirch741/
Schengrass740/
Semkerst710/
Sinkars6317/

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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 Schenkers
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