van Schenk Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
van Schenk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
van Schenk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Schenk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Schenk occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Schenk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name van Schenk is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of van Schenk live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name van Schenk is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 804,151. In The Netherlands van Schenk is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 57 percent live, North Brabant, where 38 percent live and Limburg, where 5 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Schenck | 95 | 33 | / |
| von Schenk | 90 | 17 | / |
| van Schink | 90 | 0 | / |
| van Chen | 89 | 2 | / |
| van Shen | 89 | 1 | / |
| von Schenck | 86 | 44 | / |
| van Sen | 82 | 5 | / |
| von Schoen | 80 | 8 | / |
| van Saen | 78 | 73 | / |
| van Soen | 78 | 4 | / |
| van Seng | 78 | 3 | / |
| van Chin | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Zenk | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Sent | 78 | 0 | / |
| Van Shing | 74 | 6 | / |
| von Cheen | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Cin | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Sin | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Zen | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Sint | 67 | 164 | / |
| van Geesink | 67 | 41 | / |
| van Sing | 67 | 6 | / |
| von Shin | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Seng | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Singh | 63 | 11 | / |
| von Schim | 63 | 0 | / |
| von Schimdt | 57 | 1 | / |
| von Sing | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 van Schenk
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