Shenkel

Shenkel Meaning & Origin

About Shenkel
The surname Shenkel is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "schinkel," meaning "small piece of land" or "strip of land." It is a topographic surname typically given to someone who lived near or owned a small piece of land. The name may also have been used to describe someone who lived near a boundary or border.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Shenkel: 161
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 109758
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shenkel 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 Shenkel is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XNKL
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S05204
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH EH1 NG K AH0 L
🌐 IPA
/shenkel*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XNKL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S524

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shenkel in Braille

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

The name Shenkel in braille

How to sign the name Shenkel using Sign Language

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

The name Shenkel in sign language

Numerology