Skenke Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Skenke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skenke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Skenke (13) may also be a first name.

Skenke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skenke occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Skenke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skenke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Skenke are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Skenke is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent live and Gauteng, where 40 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live.

Skenke Last Name Statistics demography

Skenke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.98% less than the national average, earning R 104,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skenker924/
Skenkqe921/
Skenk916/
Szkenker861/
Sckencke861/
Skinke8326/
Skenqe8310/
Skenka831/
Sckenk831/
Skeenk831/
Skenks830/
Skenck830/
Skence830/
Schenke774,467/
Skinker77222/
Skinkes771/
Skennck771/
Skink7387/
Skeng731/
Schenkey7154/
Zschenke7112/
Skinnker711/
Skenqa6711/
Shkenkova677/
Skynka677/
Shcenk673/
Skaeng673/
Skinka672/
Skoeng671/

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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 Skenke
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis