Schwenk Surname
Approximately 13,238 people bear this surname
Schwenk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,834 | 1:9,113 | 1,135 |
| United States | 3,357 | 1:107,971 | 11,817 |
| Canada | 181 | 1:203,567 | 19,858 |
| Switzerland | 122 | 1:67,319 | 8,149 |
| Bolivia | 121 | 1:87,739 | 3,729 |
| France | 99 | 1:670,937 | 86,003 |
| Austria | 83 | 1:102,596 | 14,745 |
| Poland | 79 | 1:481,123 | 48,113 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| Israel | 47 | 1:182,077 | 18,133 |
| Hungary | 24 | 1:409,012 | 27,854 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 551 | 1:91,141 | 9,376 |
Schwenk (13) may also be a first name.
Schwenk Demographics
Average Schwenk Salary in
United States
$44,703 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schwenk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schwenk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schwenk is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schwenk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 39,647th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 550,502 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Schwenk live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. Schwenk is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 8,834 people, or 1 in 9,113. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Schwenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schwenk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwenk surname grew 609 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schwenk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schwenk are 10.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.85% being registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwenck | 93 | 1,177 | / |
| Schwnk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chwenk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schwencke | 88 | 910 | / |
| Schswenck | 88 | 1 | / |
| Schweng | 86 | 362 | / |
| Schwink | 86 | 205 | / |
| Schuenk | 86 | 78 | / |
| Shwenck | 86 | 9 | / |
| Shwenke | 86 | 4 | / |
| Schwnck | 86 | 2 | / |
| Schwnke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schwemk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Swenk | 83 | 262 | / |
| Schwenková | 82 | 19 | / |
| Schuenck | 80 | 1,142 | / |
| Schuenke | 80 | 650 | / |
| Schwinke | 80 | 190 | / |
| Schwinck | 80 | 135 | / |
| Schwänke | 80 | 17 | / |
| Schwinks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Szwenk | 77 | 103 | / |
| Swenke | 77 | 93 | / |
| Swenck | 77 | 20 | / |
| Chuenk | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shuenk | 77 | 6 | / |
| Chweng | 77 | 3 | / |
| Schvnk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sweenk | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shwink | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schouenke | 75 | 7 | / |
| Schuencke | 75 | 3 | / |
| Schwincks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schwing | 71 | 3,508 | / |
| Schueng | 71 | 245 | / |
| Chuenke | 71 | 70 | / |
| Schuink | 71 | 27 | / |
| Chuenck | 71 | 23 | / |
| Shuenck | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shwaeng | 71 | 8 | / |
| Szwenke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chuenks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shuenqk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schuenq | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shuenke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schwyng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swencke | 71 | 0 | / |
| Swink | 67 | 5,134 | / |
| Sweng | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zwenk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schøwing | 67 | 5 | / |
| Schwingt | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis