Schonk Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schonk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schonk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2551:66,22411,326
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Belgium241:479,02747,365
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Schonk Last Name Facts

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

Schonk is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Schonk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schonk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 714,947th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,817,961 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Schonk reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 66,224. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 40 percent reside, North Holland, where 22 percent reside and North Brabant, where 16 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Schonk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schonk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schonk last name expanded 438 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schonk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schonk are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Schonk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schonke9264/
Schonck9247/
Schonks926/
Schounk921/
Schoonk920/
Shonk911,731/
Schounck861/
Schoncke860/
Schoinck860/
Schank833,747/
Schong83120/
Shounk8319/
Shonkh838/
Shonke836/
Shonnk836/
Chonks832/
Shoonk831/
Shonks830/
Shosnk830/
Schomk830/
Sonk80273/
Schottink8021/
Schanck771,074/
Schanks77187/
Schaank7738/
Schongs779/
Chounke774/
Shounke772/
Schonng771/
Schoung771/
Chongks771/
Schonct770/
Schoneheck751/
Chong732,860,569/
Shank7323,027/
Shenk734,837/
Sonck731,998/
Shong731,076/
Sonke731,015/
Scank7395/
Songk7323/
Chonc736/
Chonx735/
Sonks734/
Sounk733/
Sconc731/
Scong731/
Sohnk731/
Szonk731/
Sonkp731/
Chonq731/
Sonkh731/
Sahnk730/
Shonc730/
Schancke7142/
Shonkova718/
Schaunck710/
Schancks710/
Choong676,682/
Chuong672,007/
Schang671,569/
Choung671,297/
Shanke67574/
Shankh67316/
Songke67195/
Schotting67190/
Choing67113/
Chhong6784/
Shenkh6760/
Sounke6751/
Chongs6745/
Shoong6741/
Shoeng6740/
Suonke6729/
Shoung6728/
Chongp6712/
Sojnek6710/
Chongq678/
Soynke674/
Chonng674/
Songkh674/
Schogging673/
Chonqu673/
Chongg673/
Schankova673/
Schanková673/
Shankk672/
Soinke672/
Shuong672/
Shongh672/
Chongh672/
Choyng671/
Chaunk671/
Jchong671/
Sionks671/
Sonkke671/
Shzong671/
Shankc671/
Chonhg671/
Choncq671/
Shongs671/
Shoing671/
Schachink671/
Sonkhe671/
Soschinke671/
Scanck670/
Shennk670/
Schanc670/
Sahnke670/
Scoung670/
Soncks670/

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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 Schonk
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