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

Schwenker is found most in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwenker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 224,511th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,021,824 people. The surname Schwenker occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Schwenker live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,036 people, or 1 in 77,708. In Germany Schwenker is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Schwenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schwenker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schwenker surname grew 958 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schwenker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schwenker surname are 19.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.82% registered to vote for the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schwenker
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