Sinken Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Sinken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Sinken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sinken is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sinken is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Sinken reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 35 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Sinken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sinken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinken | 92 | 890 | / |
| Sinkaen | 92 | 187 | / |
| Singken | 92 | 11 | / |
| Sinkeen | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sinkeng | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sihnken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sinkend | 92 | 0 | / |
| Schinken | 86 | 69 | / |
| Singkoen | 86 | 29 | / |
| Singkaen | 86 | 26 | / |
| Sinkienė | 86 | 5 | / |
| Senken | 83 | 41,106 | / |
| Sinkin | 83 | 1,353 | / |
| Zinken | 83 | 753 | / |
| Sincen | 83 | 17 | / |
| Jinken | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ginken | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sinkhn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sinkne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sünken | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schincken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sinkina | 77 | 1,222 | / |
| Shinkin | 77 | 925 | / |
| Singkin | 77 | 47 | / |
| Zincken | 77 | 46 | / |
| Shenken | 77 | 32 | / |
| Senkoen | 77 | 23 | / |
| Sinkion | 77 | 4 | / |
| Saenken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djinken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suinkin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soenken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simnkin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sinchen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zinkenn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jinkn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shinkina | 71 | 419 | / |
| Schenken | 71 | 141 | / |
| Zinkienė | 71 | 42 | / |
| Sinkking | 71 | 29 | / |
| Cingkeng | 71 | 26 | / |
| Senkienė | 71 | 20 | / |
| Schinkin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Žinkienė | 71 | 4 | / |
| Schönken | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hsinchen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cinkienė | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shingkin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saengken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singchen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saenkaen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singkink | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinnking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soencken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seungken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zinkin | 67 | 1,522 | / |
| Semken | 67 | 518 | / |
| Jenken | 67 | 250 | / |
| Senkyn | 67 | 249 | / |
| Schjenken | 67 | 125 | / |
| Synkyn | 67 | 60 | / |
| Schinchen | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ginkin | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sinkinova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zenken | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jinkin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shchinkin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Schinkina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Genken | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sinqin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cinkin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gimken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sincin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinkne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zienkienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzinkienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schoenken | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schenkent | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schenkeng | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Sinken
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