Schlenk Surname

224,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schlenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1901:67,6528,639
United States4261:850,84364,837
Hungary1041:94,3879,245
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Austria141:608,24554,975
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Schlenk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schlenk occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlenk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 224,410th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,019,606 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Schlenk are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,190 people, or 1 in 67,652. In Germany Schlenk is most common in: Bavaria, where 47 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany Schlenk occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Hungary, where 6 percent are found.

Schlenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlenk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schlenk surname expanded 468 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schlenk last name are 32.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schlenk earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.09% less than the national average, earning 297,312 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning R 296,280 per year and in United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,534 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlenke93547/
Schlenck9383/
Schleink931/
Shlenk923/
Sclenk920/
Schllenke881/
Schlencke880/
Schlink862,206/
Schlank86148/
Schleng8621/
Shclenk863/
Schlenc861/
Slenk83370/
Clenk8320/
Schlinck8073/
Schlleng801/
Schlinks800/
Schlanck800/
Schlengs800/
Schleing800/
Schleinecke7811/
Szlenk77319/
Shlank77165/
Shlink7712/
Shlynk7712/
Chlink776/
Sclink772/
Chleng771/
Clenck771/
Slenck770/
Slenke770/
Schlesing75160/
Shlenkova7550/
Schleßing7531/
Schlang71709/
Schling71344/
Shleenkova71112/
Schleising7172/
Schleiting7138/
Sellenk7127/
Schleißing7121/
Schlessing7120/
Schleysing7116/
Schlong719/
Shlynke716/
Schlencová713/
Shlinke712/
Shcleng711/
Schlencova711/
Chlinke711/
Sleinke710/
Schlanc710/
Clink671,296/
Slink67619/
Slank67160/
Clynk67159/
Sleng6770/
Schleissing6748/
Schlling6731/
Slenkova679/
Zlenk674/
Clenc673/
Cleng673/
Slenc672/
Celnk672/
Slehinck671/
Slenková671/
Jlenk670/
Slonk670/
Clnnk670/
Schlangh670/

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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 Schlenk
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