Zenk Surname

124,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0341:39,5805,234
United States1,2581:288,12326,780
Turkey1301:598,62632,242
Austria861:99,01714,343
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France31:22,140,907385,998
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Zenk Last Name Facts

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

Zenk (Russian: Зенк) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zenk.

How Common Is The Last Name Zenk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,716th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,994,402 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Zenk live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2,034 people, or 1 in 39,580. In Germany Zenk is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 61 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Turkey, where 4 percent are found.

Zenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zenk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zenk surname grew 1,413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zenk last name are 13.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.87% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zenk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,523 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.24% more than the national average, earning $57,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zenke891,651/
Zenck8960/
Czenk897/
Zengk891/
Zeunk891/
Zenks891/
Znk8610/
Zienke80122/
Czenke8085/
Zencke8061/
Zehnke8010/
Sczenk803/
Zhenke802/
Zenkhe802/
Zenckh802/
Zengke801/
Zeng7599,504/
Zink7529,616/
Senk752,482/
Cenk751,654/
Jenk75382/
Genk75130/
Zenc7560/
Zynk753/
Znke752/
Zjnk752/
Znqk751/
Zenq751/
Zhnk751/
Rznk751/
Zngk751/
Znkc751/
Znkg751/
Znkh751/
Znkk751/
Zsnk751/
Zenkova737,457/
Zhengke7368/
Zenková7343/
Zheng6713,686,035/
Zinke677,835/
Zinck674,375/
Jenke672,459/
Tzeng671,146/
Czink67556/
Genke67498/
Zengő67287/
Jenck67163/
Genck67159/
Senck6776/
Zieng6761/
Sienk6749/
Zienc6744/
Chenk6741/
Dzeng6734/
Senkh6731/
Zeeng6719/
Gienk6716/
Dzink6711/
Saenk678/
Zingk676/
Zaeng675/
Cienk675/
Zhenc675/
Scenk673/
Zueng672/
Zgeng672/
Genks672/
Zoeng672/
Sengk672/
Zeung671/
Djenk671/
Zjeng671/
Zeemk671/
Zehng671/
Zgenc671/
Zínck671/
Rzenc671/
Tsenk671/
Genkå671/
Seenk671/
Jehnk671/
Sgenk670/
Zenng670/

Zenk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zenk in the Russian language
Зенкzenk-

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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 Zenk
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