Schwenker Surname

224,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

Schwenker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schwenker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0361:77,7089,837
United States6611:548,34945,358
Canada611:604,02649,778
France241:2,767,613196,808
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Schwenker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schwenker is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwenker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schwenker is the 224,511th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,021,824 people. Schwenker is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Schwenker reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,036 people, or 1 in 77,708. In Germany Schwenker is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany Schwenker occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Schwenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwenker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schwenker last name increased 958 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwenker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schwenker surname are 19.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schwenker earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.74% more than the national average, earning $55,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $51,730 CAD per year.

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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
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