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Surname Schenkel (Schenkel , Шенкель , Sengkel ) , in all the world, is a common last name. The last name Schenkel is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, and Netherlands. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Germany, Brazil, and Switzerland. Much less frequently, Schenkel is the forename as well as the last name.