Swenk Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Swenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Swenk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swenk is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swenk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swenk is the 983,245th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname Swenk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Swenk reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 1,404,880. In The United States Swenk is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent are found, New Mexico, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Aruba, where 0 percent are found.

Swenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swenk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swenk last name increased 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swenk are 24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.77% being registered to vote for the party.

Swenk earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $42,470 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szwenk91103/
Swenke9193/
Swenck9120/
Sweenk910/
Sweink910/
Schwenk8313,238/
Shwenck839/
Shwenke834/
Szwenke832/
Swencke830/
Sweinke830/
Swink805,134/
Sweng8013/
Zwenk809/
Schwenck771,177/
Swinke7371/
Swinks7366/
Swienc7335/
Swaink7331/
Swemke7317/
Swinck7314/
Shuenk736/
Chwenk731/
Schwnk731/
Szwink731/
Shwink730/
Zwenck730/
Schwencke71910/
Schswenck711/
Schweng67362/
Schwink67205/
Schuenk6778/
Schwenková6719/
Schweineke6715/
Shuenck6714/
Shwaeng678/
Schwnck672/
Swyneck672/
Swnq672/
Szwinke671/
Shuenke671/
Schwnke671/
Swemcks671/
Sweeneg671/
Schwemk671/
Shuenqk671/

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Swenk Reference & Research

Swink FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Swink FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Swenk
  • 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