Schwenkel Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwenkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwenkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2001:402,52737,103
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397

Schwenkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwenkel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwenkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schwenkel is the 996,001st most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Schwenkel are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schwenkel is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 402,527. In Germany Schwenkel is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 87 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent are found and Hamburg, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Germany Schwenkel exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.

Schwenkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwenkel last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Schwenkel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.27% more than the national average, earning $54,914 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwenkl942/
Schuenkel8936/
Schwinkel892/
Schwenkelová861/
Schuenckel8451/
Schuenkuel848/
Szwenkel8215/
Schbnkel821/
Shuenkel821/
Szwenkiel7818/
Suenkel7570/
Swinkel752/
Schuenquel745/
Schuenchel743/
Szweńkel711/
Shuenquel672/
Zwinkel6316/

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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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  • 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 Schwenkel
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