Sentker Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sentker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sentker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2871:280,50729,430
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sentker Last Name Facts

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

Sentker is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sentker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 796,486th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Sentker reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Sentker is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 280,507. In Germany Sentker is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 52 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Sentker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sentker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sentker surname rose 1,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sentker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sentker surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

Sentker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning $40,205 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sendker86383/
Sendtke861/
Gentker861/
Soendker80231/
Schentke80134/
Schntker803/
Shendker802/
Sendke7755/
Sintke7737/
Sentka777/
Sändker7172/
Sündker719/
Shendke714/
Schinttker712/
Sentche711/
Scentka711/
Schoendker710/
Schintke675/
Sintcher671/
Sentchey670/
Centka6299/
Sintka626/
Sintky621/
Cendke621/
Chendke57215/
Sintche5711/
Singyke574/
Szymtke572/
Sendcka571/
Siendki571/
Schindke533/
Chinthke531/
Schimdtke504/
Sendkuist501/
Schindcer501/

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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
  • 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 Sentker
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