Skenk Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Skenk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Skenk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skenk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Skenk is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Skenk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Skenk live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia.
Skenk is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 50 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 50 percent are found. Not including Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Skenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Skenk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Skenk
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