Sinke Surname

49,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sinke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,7271:12,6241,830
Netherlands1,8101:9,3301,202
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Germany2081:387,04536,194
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Israel251:342,30528,607
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
India211:36,526,923420,161
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Belgium121:958,05473,966
England111:5,065,278148,650
France111:6,038,429280,838
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Sinké (1) are calculated separately.

Sinke (6,829) may also be a first name.

Sinke Last Name Facts

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

Sinke (Marathi: िंसके, Oriya: ସିେ, Russian: Синке) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sinké. For other possible spellings of Sinke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,235th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 696,906 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Sinke live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sinke is also the 78,860th most widely held first name on earth, held by 6,829 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 7,727 people, or 1 in 12,624. Barring Ethiopia Sinke occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Sinke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sinke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sinke last name increased 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sinke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sinke are 29.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sinke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $46,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $49,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinké931/
Shinke918,386/
Sinkie912,721/
Singke91508/
Sinkey91386/
Szinke9126/
Sinkez9119/
Sincke919/
Sinkhe916/
Sinkee916/
Sinkeh913/
Sinkeu912/
Sienke911/
Sink898,771/
Snke893/
Schinke833,384/
Singkee8343/
Singkie8338/
Singkey8333/
Shincke8327/
Shinkey8312/
Singkep8310/
Singkeh839/
Singkei838/
Scincke836/
Sinkets832/
Shinkei831/
Scienke831/
Sinkhei831/
Sincker830/
Sinka809,273/
Zinke807,835/
Senke802,838/
Since801,032/
Shink80697/
Sinqe80548/
Sinki80360/
Jinke80218/
Sinkh80209/
Sinck80127/
Cinke80115/
Sönke8096/
Singk8088/
Szink8054/
Sienk8049/
Ginke8040/
Sinky8039/
Sønke8013/
Sinnk8011/
Snkhe804/
Synke802/
Suink801/
Sünke801/
Scink800/
Schienke77306/
Schincke77113/
Schinkez773/
Sinkeová773/
Schinkey772/
Sinkeich771/
Singgkie771/
Schinkie770/
Sinche738,393/
Schink734,150/
Senkie731,301/
Shinki73933/
Singka73826/
Zincke73612/
Sengke73471/
Sinkai73402/
Sinkha73371/
Sinque73359/
Singue73336/
Singki73311/
Singkh73308/
Sehnke73197/
Sinkoi73178/
Zsinka73133/
Soenke73123/
Zienke73122/
Senkge73119/
Senkhe73105/
Sienka7394/
Shenke7378/
Zinkie7374/
Simkes7355/
Zinkeu7352/
Zinnke7351/
Szimke7350/
Sinkui7350/
Sinkij7347/
Cinker7346/
Szynke7344/
Sinkay7342/
Cingke7337/
Senkeh7324/
Gingke7323/
Sünker7321/
Jinkeh7321/
Senkei7315/
Cinkie7313/
Senkez7313/
Zinkes7312/
Seunke7311/
Sinkhh7310/
Senkey7310/
Sincki7310/
Djinke737/
Synkep737/
Ginkes737/
Shynke736/
Sinkaa735/
Sinkhi735/
Jinkee735/
Schnke735/
Jingke735/
Sience735/
Szinka735/
Sinkka734/
Shnkhe734/
Sinkgh734/
Shinkh734/
Shinck734/
Synker734/
Szenke734/
Sinnka733/
Sngkey733/
Sincey733/
Söhnke733/
Sinkoa732/
Senkep732/
Cinkei732/
Sinkqi732/
Senkes732/
Jinkke731/
Cinkey731/
Scinks731/
Sinkio731/
Sinkuy731/
Sngket731/
Scince731/
Shinky731/
Sincea731/
Sinkit731/
Zinkeh731/
Zingke731/
Zuinke731/
Singky731/
Sinkoy731/
Simkep731/
Sin'ka731/
Sönnke731/
Singqe731/
Senked731/
Tjinke731/
Sinkki731/
Gincke730/
Zinkey730/
Sinnck730/
Ginkey730/
Zinkee730/
Saenke730/
Schinkcke711/
Schienkie711/
Schinkedh710/
Schinckey710/
Sing67662,440/
Shinkai6721,619/
Shinkyo6711,074/
Schenke674,467/
Sengkey673,506/
Senk672,482/
Sinkova672,139/
Cink671,360/
Singkha671,352/
Schünke67701/
Schönke67628/
Singkai67627/
Schinck67565/
Geesink67489/
Giencke67192/
Singkay67192/
Synk67147/
Singque67146/
Sinc6793/
Singkoy6780/
Sengkeh6774/
Zsinkai6774/
Sengkei6772/
Sinkaya6768/
Zincker6767/
Sinková6755/
Sinx6750/
Şink6739/
Sengkej6738/
Szenker6737/
Siemkes6737/
Singkui6734/
Simckes6732/
Sienche6728/
Schuink6727/
Sinquet6725/
Sinques6723/
Singkoi6718/
Simkesh6716/
Siengue6716/
Shynker6713/
Sinkhui6712/
Singkhi6710/
Simkhes678/
Schinki678/
Scenker677/
Cinkeis677/
Sinquee677/
Shinkay677/
Snka677/
Schynke677/
Sinkchi674/
Schinkeová674/
Schänke674/
Shinkoi674/
Schnker673/
Sinq673/
Shenkei672/
Shenkhe672/
Sinkowa672/
Znke672/
Schienk672/
Djinkey672/
Jinkeez672/
Shengke672/
Shynket672/
Sinkiss671/
Jinkeis671/
Zinckie671/
Schnkie671/
Sinchee671/
Sinkhoi671/
Sinkkit671/
Shinkaj671/
Shenkge671/
Jnke671/
Chinkea671/
Shinque671/
Szynker671/
Sinquer671/
Zinkieh671/
Zienkeu671/
Zinckey671/
Zingker671/
Zsinkay671/
Sinkécz671/
Shenkeh671/
Sinchea671/
Senkesh671/
Szynkie671/
Sönnker671/
Senkeit671/
Sengked671/
Sengkee671/
Singkuy671/
Shincki671/
Snkj671/
Cingkee671/
Cinketh671/
Jingkee671/
Sencker670/
Shenkey670/
Sencket670/
Simcker670/
Giehnke670/
Schinks670/
Saencke670/

Sinke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinke in the Oriya language
ସିେsie-
Sinke in the Marathi language
िंसकेinsake-
Sinke in the Russian language
Синкеsinke-

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