Schentke Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schentke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schentke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany871:925,35065,249
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Schentke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schentke is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schentke? popularity and diffusion

Schentke is the 1,544,715th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Schentke occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Schentke reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 925,350. In Germany Schentke is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent live and Hamburg, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Schentke Last Name Statistics demography

Schentke earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.84% less than the national average, earning R 169,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schentk932/
Schintke885/
Sentker80353/
Chendke80215/
Shendke804/
Sendtke801/
Scentka801/
Schinttker782/
Schindke753/
Chinthke751/
Centka7199/
Sendke7155/
Sintke7137/
Sentka717/
Schimdtke714/
Cendke711/
Sendker67383/
Chindke676/
Schemtc671/
Chentqi671/

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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 Schentke
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