Schwenkow Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schwenkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Schwenkow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670

Schwenkow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schwenkow has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schwenkow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Schwenkow is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Schwenkow live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schwenkow is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hamburg, where 58 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 32 percent reside and Thuringia, where 11 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwenkhoff8017/
Chuenkov71356/
Shuenkov71115/
Shuenkova6766/
Suenkov633/
Shvehenkova601/
Suenkova5917/
Zuenkov50179/
Sbinkov5014/
Swincow508/
Suinkov501/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Schwenkow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis