Stenk Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Stenk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stenk (Russian: Стенк) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stenk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stenk is the 2,605,694th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Stenk live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Stenk is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany Stenk is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Stenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stenk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stenk last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stenke91867/
Stenck9146/
Stienk911/
Steunk911/
Steenks83272/
Shtenke83107/
Sztenke8327/
Stehnke8321/
Stehnck8313/
Stennke836/
Steenck831/
Stennck831/
Steenke831/
Stencke830/
Steng80261/
Stink8012/
Stenc8011/
Stnke801/
Stynk801/
Stnck801/
Stemk801/
Stenkova7794/
Stenková775/
Steencke770/
Stoeng732,939/
Stengg73289/
Stemke73275/
Stengs73248/
Sztenc7384/
Østeng7380/
Stieng7349/
Støeng7321/
Stänke7317/
Stünke7310/
Staeng7310/
Stueng738/
Stinke734/
Stinkx733/
Sthnke731/
Stengh731/
Stinkz730/
Stencková7126/
Sztenkowa711/
Høsteng6729/
Steemke6714/
Shtemke6712/
Stähnke6712/
Stemcke674/
Stength674/
Stnq672/
Xtnk671/
Stöhnke671/
Stennng671/
Stnc671/

Stenk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stenk in the Russian language
Стенкstenk-

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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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  • 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 Stenk
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