Schwenke Surname

79,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Schwenke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwenke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9391:20,4382,707
United States1,3351:271,50525,464
Australia2351:114,87512,758
Samoa2031:955301
Chile1031:171,0345,644
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
American Samoa611:914108
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Norway281:183,65321,594
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sweden101:984,67673,605
France91:7,380,302306,885
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Schwenke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwenke is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schwenke.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwenke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,026th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,179,596 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Schwenke are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Schwenke is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 3,939 people, or 1 in 20,438. In Germany Schwenke is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Schwenke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schwenke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwenke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schwenke are 14.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.02% registered with the party.

The amount Schwenke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.23% less than the national average, earning 338,348 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.84% more than the national average, earning R 367,956 per year; in United States they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $44,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.54% less than the national average, earning $33,514 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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