Schwenk Surname

39,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,8341:9,1131,135
United States3,3571:107,97111,817
Canada1811:203,56719,858
Switzerland1221:67,3198,149
Bolivia1211:87,7393,729
France991:670,93786,003
Austria831:102,59614,745
Poland791:481,12348,113
England651:857,20145,134
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Israel471:182,07718,133
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5511:91,1419,376

Schwenk (13) may also be a first name.

Schwenk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwenk has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwenk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,647th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 550,502 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Schwenk reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Schwenk is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

Schwenk is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 8,834 people, or 1 in 9,113. In Germany Schwenk is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Schwenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schwenk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwenk surname rose 609 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schwenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwenk surname are 10.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schwenk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning 312,849 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 82.2% more than the national average, earning R 432,984 per year; in United States they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $44,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $54,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwenck931,177/
Schwnk921/
Chwenk921/
Schwencke88910/
Schswenck881/
Schweng86362/
Schwink86205/
Schuenk8678/
Shwenck869/
Shwenke864/
Schwnck862/
Schwnke861/
Schwemk861/
Swenk83262/
Schwenková8219/
Schuenck801,142/
Schuenke80650/
Schwinke80190/
Schwinck80135/
Schwänke8017/
Schwinks802/
Szwenk77103/
Swenke7793/
Swenck7720/
Chuenk7712/
Shuenk776/
Chweng773/
Schvnk771/
Sweenk770/
Shwink770/
Schouenke757/
Schuencke753/
Schwincks751/
Schwing713,508/
Schueng71245/
Chuenke7170/
Schuink7127/
Chuenck7123/
Shuenck7114/
Shwaeng718/
Szwenke712/
Chuenks711/
Shuenqk711/
Schuenq711/
Shuenke711/
Schwyng711/
Swencke710/
Swink675,134/
Sweng6713/
Zwenk679/
Schøwing675/
Schwingt671/

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Schwenk Reference & Research

Swink FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Swink FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schwenk
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