Schwentker

Schwentker Meaning & Origin

About Schwentker
The surname Schwentker is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "schwenden" meaning "to clear" or "to cultivate" and "ker" meaning "a person who does something." Therefore, the surname Schwentker can be interpreted as "a person who clears or cultivates land." It likely originated as an occupational name for someone involved in agriculture or land clearing activities in medieval Germany.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Schwentker is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Schwentker: 159
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 110,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Schwentker based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Schwentker is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XNTKR
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S2053206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH W EH1 NG K T ER0
🌐 IPA
/schwentker*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XNTKR', 'XFNTKR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S253

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Schwentker in Braille

Here's how to represent Schwentker in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Schwentker in braille

How to sign the name Schwentker using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Schwentker using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Schwentker in sign language

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