Bunk Surname

71,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bunk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,3371:18,5622,434
United States1,2451:291,13227,008
Netherlands3821:44,2077,524
Poland2261:168,18023,349
Denmark2161:26,1332,677
Australia1231:219,47721,009
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Israel371:231,28721,601
Taiwan331:710,4475,096
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
India231:33,350,669396,143
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Belgium121:958,05473,966
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Norway81:642,78647,258
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
England61:9,286,343223,652
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

The alternate forms: Bünk (98) are calculated separately.

Bunk (162) may also be a first name.

Bunk Last Name Facts

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

Bunk (Russian: Бунк) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bünk. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bunk.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 71,997th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,063,254 people. Bunk is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Bunk reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bunk is also the 720,105th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 162 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,337 people, or 1 in 18,562. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 15 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Bunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bunk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bunk last name increased 574 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bunk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bunk surname are 16.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bunk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.74% less than the national average, earning 173,954 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.41% less than the national average, earning R 148,740 per year; in United States they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $45,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.62% less than the national average, earning $38,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bünk9298/
Bunke892,970/
Beunk89795/
Buunk89637/
Bunck89327/
Bounk8919/
Baunk899/
Buink892/
Bungk891/
Bhunk891/
Bungke80114/
Butink80114/
Buncke8044/
Beunke8024/
Buinke804/
Baunke803/
Bunkss802/
Bunksh802/
Bounke802/
Baumnk801/
Bunkke801/
Bounck800/
Bonk7512,474/
Bung755,971/
Bunc75219/
Bunq752/
Bunx751/
Bunkova732,076/
Bussink73995/
Beusink73169/
Bunková736/
Buytink732/
Buijnck731/
Bhaunke731/
Bhunkhe731/
Baung672,337/
Beussink67376/
Boonk67296/
Bhung67220/
Buissink67186/
Buing67184/
Boung67105/
Bungs6782/
Vunck6775/
Bünck6756/
Beung6737/
Boenk6728/
Bunqu6721/
Bongk6714/
Buijtink677/
Buung675/
Buncková673/
Buhng672/
Bhunc672/
Bujng672/
Bungq672/
Bunng672/
Buytinck671/
Bunhg671/
Bunxh671/
Baumk671/
Bhonk671/
Buinkova671/
Bouchenk671/
Buttenck671/
Bungh671/
Bungt671/
Baunkova671/
Buncs671/
Bunct670/
Vaunk670/

Bunk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunk in the Russian language
Бункbunk-

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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 Bunk
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