Shenker Surname

267,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Shenker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shenker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8251:439,34437,782
Russia1941:742,90262,269
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Canada761:484,81041,569
England651:857,20145,134
Australia471:574,37741,856
India351:21,916,154310,282
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Israel151:570,50941,023
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Shenker (62) may also be a first name.

Shenker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shenker (Hindi: शेंकेर, Russian: Шенкер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shenker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 267,389th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,988,053 people. Shenker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Shenker reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name on earth, held by 62 people.

The surname Shenker is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 825 people, or 1 in 439,344. In The United States Shenker is most frequent in: New York, where 32 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Shenker occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Shenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shenker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shenker last name increased 3,173 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shenker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shenker surname are 42.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shenker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 193.21% more than the national average, earning R 696,780 per year; in United States they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $45,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning $62,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schenker938,051/
Sheinker93223/
Sheynker9373/
Shenkier9313/
Shengker932/
Shoenker931/
Shhenker931/
Sheanker931/
Shenkher930/
Senker92615/
Schencker88146/
Scheinker88117/
Schuenker8836/
Zschenker8834/
Schenkeir8811/
Schenkier885/
Schienker883/
Schoenker882/
Scheanker881/
Schenkert881/
Schaenker881/
Shanker8620,327/
Shinker86133/
Sengker86100/
Shenkir8690/
Senkere8654/
Senkier8649/
Szenker8637/
Chenker8615/
Shynker8613/
Shenkyr8612/
Shonker8611/
Seinker868/
Scenker867/
Söhnker867/
Soenker861/
Senkeur861/
Suenker861/
Shemker861/
Sahnker861/
Shencer860/
Sencker860/
Sohnker860/
Schuencker8233/
Schoencker821/
Schoenkerr821/
Schinker80476/
Schanker80170/
Shainker8068/
Szenkier8049/
Ssenkere8021/
Schenkir8010/
Schänker809/
Schenkyr808/
Schonker807/
Shankeer804/
Shangker803/
Shankher802/
Sahanker801/
Sheimker801/
Shencher801/
Shankear801/
Shankerr801/
Chencker801/
Schemker801/
Chenkher801/
Shankier800/
Scheinecker78212/
Schenkerová785/
Sonker773,898/
Sanker773,300/
Sencer772,020/
Cenker77598/
Sinker77408/
Senkyr77155/
Senkir7726/
Sünker7721/
Synker774/
Semker772/
Šenker771/
Schainker75116/
Schenquer7544/
Seetnkerh7514/
Schenkirz753/
Seinecker752/
Schencher752/
Schinkert750/
Cenkier71215/
Shinkre71184/
Shankir71130/
Sangker7168/
Zencker7144/
Schuenquer7127/
Sinkere7123/
Sajnker7118/
Cengker718/
Sainker716/
Singker716/
Chenkir715/
Sineker714/
Scencer713/
Zeenker713/
Senkire713/
Seencer712/
Sankear712/
Schenquert712/
Cenkert711/
Sonkear711/
Sonnker711/
Shimker711/
Semkere711/
Sancker711/
Szynker711/
Sengkerova711/
Senquer711/
Sönnker711/
Sshuenquer711/
Semkert710/
Shincer710/
Sincker710/
Shonkir710/
Szynkier6729/
Singkerd6728/
Chenquer6710/
Chenkhir678/
Shincher676/
Chinkerd672/
Schankjr671/
Shanquer671/
Singkear671/
Singkere671/
Schimker670/

Shenker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shenker in the Hindi language
शेंकेरsenkera-
Shenker in the Russian language
Шенкерsenker-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shenker
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