Schinkel Surname

90,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schinkel Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Schinkel, or Shenkel, means “a small inn or tavern.” The owner of such a place adopted this name.

Schinkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4581:32,7524,315
Netherlands1,4141:11,9431,690
United States5171:701,08155,448
Canada4061:90,7539,966
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Austria291:293,63633,260
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
England241:2,321,58686,519
France221:3,019,215204,848
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Schinkel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Schinkel, or Shenkel, means “a small inn or tavern.” The owner of such a place adopted this name.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Schinkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schinkel occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schinkel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 90,640th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,378,390 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Schinkel reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schinkel is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,458 people, or 1 in 32,752. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live, Brandenburg, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Schinkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schinkel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 772 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schinkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schinkel are 31.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schinkel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 148.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 48,200 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.25% less than the national average, earning R 199,020 per year; in United States they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $49,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $51,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schinckel94142/
Schinkiel944/
Zschinkel941/
Shinkel93107/
Schenkel8812,784/
Schynkel8839/
Sinkel86178/
Cinkel8645/
Chinkl861/
Shinkl861/
Schenckel82275/
Schuenkel8236/
Schinquel826/
Schaenkel821/
Schenkeel821/
Schimckel821/
Schenkl80544/
Shenkel80497/
Singkel8015/
Chenkel8014/
Scenkel804/
Sienkel801/
Sinkiel801/
Cinkiel801/
Shinkil801/
Chink'l801/
Szinkel801/
Sinkell800/
Schuenckel7851/
Schuenkuel788/
Cinkl77104/
Sienkiel75347/
Schemkel756/
Chenckel751/
Senkel711,164/
Sünkel71843/
Sinkil71339/
Cenkel7173/
Sincel7159/
Schenquel717/
Schenchel716/
Cinkil713/
Cincel713/
Cynkel711/
Sänkel711/
Schimquel711/
Cimkel711/
Sincell6781/
Cenkiel6776/
Suenkel6770/
Szincel6748/
Singkil6740/
Senckel6730/
Cynkiel6727/
Szenkel6721/
Sengkel6713/
Zinkell6710/
Schuenquel675/
Senkell672/
Szynkel671/
Cincell671/
Senchel671/
Sinkleh671/
Cinkkil671/
Shenkll670/
Seenkel670/

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