Shenk Surname
Approximately 4,837 people bear this surname
Shenk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,421 | 1:81,986 | 9,326 |
| Russia | 256 | 1:562,981 | 50,475 |
| Ukraine | 43 | 1:1,058,667 | 96,518 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 980 | 1:51,244 | 5,800 |
Shenk (25) may also be a first name.
Shenk Demographics
Average Male Shenk Height
178.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shenk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shenk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shenk (Russian: Шенк) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shenk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 98,049th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,506,625 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Shenk reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 25 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,421 people, or 1 in 81,986. In The United States Shenk is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live, Virginia, where 11 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Shenk is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 5 percent live and Ukraine, where 1 percent live.
Shenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shenk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shenk surname rose 451 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shenk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia.
In The United States Shenk are 31.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.85% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shenk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% less than the national average, earning $44,823 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shenk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shenk in the Russian language | ||
| Шенк | senk | - |
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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 Shenk
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