Schenkewitz Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schenkewitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schenkewitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2601:309,63631,423
United States331:10,983,604436,696
France91:7,380,302306,885
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Schenkewitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schenkewitz is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Schenkewitz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schenkewitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 876,631st most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Schenkewitz reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Schenkewitz is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 309,636. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Saxony, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Schenkewitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schenkewitz surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Schenkewitz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning $40,170 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schenkewitz
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