Blunk Surname

134,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Blunk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blunk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0191:179,52417,952
Germany9451:85,19110,764
Brazil2981:718,37026,318
Denmark171:332,04223,714
England121:4,643,172139,951
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:117,06011,494

The alternate forms: Blünk (1) are calculated separately.

Blunk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blunk is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Blünk. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blunk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 134,880th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,184,516 people. The last name Blunk is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Blunk live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,019 people, or 1 in 179,524. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 13 percent reside, Iowa, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Blunk occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Blunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blunk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blunk last name rose 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blunk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blunk surname are 24.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Blunk earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,000 per year and in United States they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $42,384 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blünk931/
Blunck913,043/
Blunke9114/
Blounk911/
Blunks910/
Blonk802,053/
Blung8013/
Blumk801/
Blunc801/
Bellunke775/
Bloenk7312/
Bloung738/
Blonck737/
Blounc736/
Blumck734/
Bluing731/
Billung67512/
Bellung6713/
Bleumke675/
Blunque672/
Blumcke672/
Blyumke672/
Blounct671/
Blouncs670/
Blussing620/
Blausing620/
Blong601,696/
Blonc606/
Billusing571/
Bloong556/
Billausing531/
Billong502,061/
Bellong5098/
Villung505/
Billonc501/

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