Bonk Surname

41,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Bonk Surname Definition:

(Polish) One having the characteristics of a horsefly.

Bonk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,4131:18,2432,387
United States3,6101:100,40411,148
Poland2,7361:13,8922,015
Ukraine5561:81,87511,685
Canada4031:91,42810,026
Brazil2401:891,97632,047
Slovakia1651:32,3425,790
Czechia911:116,85118,971
France461:1,443,972140,296
Austria321:266,10730,958
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Croatia141:302,04329,715
England141:3,979,861125,553
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway71:734,61250,907
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Bonk (94) may also be a first name.

Bonk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One having the characteristics of a horsefly.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bonk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonk (Hindi: बोंक) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,837th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 584,219 people. The last name Bonk is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Bonk reside; 36 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bonk is also the 980,251st most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 94 people.

Bonk is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 4,413 people, or 1 in 18,243. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Brandenburg, where 8 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Poland, where 22 percent live.

Bonk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bonk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bonk last name grew 3,760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bonk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bonk last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bonk last name are 9.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.89% registered with the party.

The amount Bonk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.34% less than the national average, earning 182,253 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $45,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $53,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonke892,558/
Bonck89304/
Boonk89296/
Boink8975/
Boenk8928/
Bounk8919/
Bonks8914/
Bongk8914/
Bhonk891/
Boynk891/
Bohnk890/
Bohnke80506/
Bonnke80287/
Bosink8043/
Bonhke8021/
Bongke8014/
Boinck8011/
Boncke807/
Boinke805/
Boehnk805/
Boonke802/
Bounke802/
Botink802/
Bongkk801/
Boijnk801/
Bhonke801/
Boonkh801/
Bosnck801/
Bounck800/
Boncks800/
Bong7539,771/
Bank7537,786/
Bunk756,854/
Bánk75182/
Bünk7598/
Bonc7577/
Bonx754/
Bànk751/
Bonková73303/
Bohncke73129/
Bonkova73115/
Botinke735/
Boingke732/
Boisink731/
Booijnk731/
Bonkowa731/
Boitink731/
Boineke731/
Botinck731/
Boosink730/
Boineck730/
Bhong678,179/
Banke673,161/
Bunke672,970/
Boing672,242/
Vonck671,584/
Buong671,164/
Banck67857/
Beunk67795/
Boeng67749/
Buunk67637/
Boong67350/
Bunck67327/
Baank67259/
Bongs67136/
Boung67105/
Boytinck6785/
Bünck6756/
Boyng6726/
Boonc6722/
Bongh6718/
Bankh6713/
Bonqu6710/
Boytenke6710/
Bankg6710/
Bhank679/
Baunk679/
Bongz677/
Bankc674/
Bonng674/
Bahnk674/
Bankå673/
Bohng672/
Bangk672/
Bongc672/
Boichenk672/
Buink672/
Bankk672/
Bochenck672/
Bonckova671/
Bànks671/
Bgong671/
Bhunk671/
Hbank671/
Bungk671/
Benhk671/
Bannk671/
Bouchenk671/
Botng671/

Bonk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bonk in the Hindi language
बोंकbonka-

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