Zenka Surname

457,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Zenka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zenka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4061:93,61814,350
Mauritania1371:29,8902,483
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Latvia201:102,50214,510
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Albania141:208,14713,618
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Ženka (49) are calculated separately.

Zenka (407) may also be a first name.

Zenka Last Name Facts

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

Zenka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻧﻚ, Russian: Зенька, Tibetan: ཛེང་ཀ་) is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ženka. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zenka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zenka is the 457,658th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,861,361 people. The surname Zenka is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Zenka reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 57 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Zenka is also the 427,366th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 407 people.

The last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 93,618. Beside Poland it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Zenka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zenka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zenka last name grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zenka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zenka surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zenka earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 62.23% more than the national average, earning $70,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $48,315 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ženka9349/
Zienka9193/
Zencka9150/
Zenkay9120/
Zenkah9110/
Zenkaj913/
Zenkas911/
Zhenkai835/
Zengkha831/
Trzenka831/
Dzenkai831/
Dzienka831/
Dzuenka831/
Senka804,418/
Zenko804,005/
Znkah802,012/
Zenke801,651/
Zinka80438/
Zenki80368/
Genka80365/
Jenka80186/
Cenka80149/
Zenky8047/
Zenca8025/
Čenka8019/
Zenkó8013/
Zynka8013/
Zenké801/
Zhengkai778/
Senkai735,129/
Zuenko732,947/
Sengka73505/
Senkha73451/
Ziemka73315/
Zienko73237/
Genkai73176/
Cienka73172/
Czinka73158/
Zeenko73136/
Zsinka73133/
Zienke73122/
Chenka73102/
Sienka7394/
Jenkač7392/
Senkaj7381/
Saenka7369/
Zencke7361/
Zinkah7358/
Dzynka7357/
Cenkaj7345/
Zaenko7341/
Zhenko7335/
Jencka7328/
Czenko7328/
Djenka7323/
Dzenko7318/
Dzinka7317/
Czynka7315/
Zinkai7314/
Zenkei7314/
Cengka7313/
Tsenka7313/
Jenkaa7312/
Zenkis7311/
Jeenka7310/
Zehnke7310/
Zenkou739/
Senkaa739/
Zenkeh737/
Jengka736/
Jenkać736/
Zieńka735/
Zinkaa734/
Zsenko734/
Zenkey733/
Zenkoo733/
Jenkai733/
Senkay733/
Zhenki732/
Zenkhe732/
Zhenke732/
Senkah732/
Jenkah732/
Zen'ko731/
Genkah731/
Zennki731/
Zenkeu731/
Zinkay731/
Sennka731/
Sencka731/
Czemka731/
Zoenke731/
Zenkie731/
Zenkiy731/
Soenka731/
Zengke731/
Zencko731/
Jennka731/
Jenkas730/
Zenkayová713/
Zenkayova711/
Dzuenko67123/
Trzynka67115/
Zsinkai6774/
Zhengke6768/
Zencker6744/
Dzhenko6741/
Trzinka6728/
Zenkich6725/
Saengka6712/
Chenkai679/
Trzenko678/
Snka677/
Saenkha677/
Zhencai676/
Tsenkaa676/
Djengka675/
Zingkha675/
Zingkai675/
Sengkay674/
Zeenker673/
Cnka673/
Zienkou673/
Chengka673/
Znke672/
Tsenkas672/
Zhenkui672/
Tchenka672/
Dzenkou672/
Jenkaah672/
Cheenka671/
Dtzenko671/
Zengcai671/
Zenkith671/
Zhenkoo671/
Sengkai671/
Szjenko671/
Jennkai671/
Tzingka671/
Zienkeu671/
Zsinkay671/
Ttzenko671/
Dzenkoh671/
Chenkha671/
Sdgenka671/
Znkj671/
Zinkhai671/
Xnka671/
Gengkaj671/
Zinkaut670/
Zinkaud670/
Zenckes670/

Zenka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zenka in the Tibetan language
ཛེང་ཀ་dzengka-
Zenka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﻧﻚznk57.14
ﺯﻧﻜﻪznkh42.86
Zenka in the Russian language
Зенькаzenka-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zenka
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