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

Swenk occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swenk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 983,245th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Swenk reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 1,404,880. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent reside, New Mexico, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Aruba, where 0 percent reside.

Swenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swenk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swenk last name are 24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.77% registered with the political 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