Zenker Surname

57,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zenker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zenker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,4001:12,5791,627
United States1,0801:335,61030,294
Poland4021:94,54914,499
Brazil2861:748,51227,308
Austria1891:45,0557,205
Switzerland711:115,67511,889
Czechia631:168,78525,447
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Israel431:199,01519,367
Canada401:921,14070,350
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
France211:3,162,987209,042
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Norway141:367,30634,015
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Zenker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zenker (Arabic: زنكر) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zenker.

How Common Is The Last Name Zenker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,318th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 824,756 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Zenker are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 6,400 people, or 1 in 12,579. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 23 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Zenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zenker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zenker last name increased 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zenker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zenker surname are 20.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zenker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.42% less than the national average, earning 265,040 kr per year; in Peru they earn 66.63% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,469 per year; in South Africa they earn 96.94% less than the national average, earning R 7,260 per year; in United States they earn 14.99% more than the national average, earning $49,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.28% more than the national average, earning $65,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zenkert92351/
Zaenker92119/
Zencker9244/
Zenkier9224/
Zeenker923/
Zenkere923/
Zuenker921/
Ziennker8620/
Zänker831,022/
Senker83615/
Cenker83598/
Zinker83182/
Zencer8364/
Jenker8343/
Zænker831/
Genker831/
Zynker831/
Zenkerová8070/
Zschenker8034/
Zenkerova802/
Cenkier77215/
Zänkert77195/
Zencher77114/
Sengker77100/
Zincker7767/
Tsenker7756/
Senkier7749/
Chenker7715/
Cengker778/
Scenker777/
Jenåker776/
Zäncker772/
Jenkert772/
Csenker772/
Tzinker772/
Zhenkir771/
Zingker771/
Suenker771/
Jenkeir771/
Czinker771/
Soenker771/
Senkeur771/
Jencker770/
Sencker770/
Snker731/
Jeenkerd7113/
Cienkier717/
Tsenkher714/
Chenkher711/
Chenkere711/
Chencker711/
Zencir673,650/
Sinker67408/
Cinker6746/
Cenkerová6746/
Ginker6743/
Jänker6730/
Tschenker6727/
Senkir6726/
Sünker6721/
Jünker6717/
Cynker6714/
Jinker6711/
Shnker6710/
Zincer678/
Jenkre671/
Jønker671/
Zinkir671/
Jönker671/
Genkyr670/
Tcnker670/
Jemker670/

Zenker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zenker in the Arabic language
زنكرznkr-

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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
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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 Zenker
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