Bunke Surname

148,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bunke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7031:47,2736,196
United States7981:454,20938,852
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Japan331:3,874,06936,135
Latvia311:66,1319,862
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

The alternate forms: Buņķe (2) are calculated separately.

Bunke (90) may also be a first name.

Bunke Last Name Facts

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

Bunke (Russian: Бунке) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Buņķe. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 148,804th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,453,719 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Bunke live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 90 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 1,703 people, or 1 in 47,273. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live and Brandenburg, where 11 percent live. Beside Germany Bunke occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Bunke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bunke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bunke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bunke last name are 29.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.33% registered with the party.

The amount Bunke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 430.15% more than the national average, earning R 1,259,840 per year; in United States they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning $40,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning $44,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bungke91114/
Buncke9144/
Beunke9124/
Bunkie917/
Buinke914/
Baunke913/
Bunkes912/
Bounke912/
Bunkeu912/
Bunked912/
Bunkee911/
Bunkke911/
Bunkei911/
Bunkey910/
Bunk896,854/
Buņķe872/
Bounkeu8332/
Bounket8332/
Beunker8315/
Buncker833/
Bungkie833/
Bunkead833/
Bunkett832/
Beunkeu832/
Bunkeey831/
Bhunkhe831/
Bhaunke831/
Bohunke831/
Bunkeit831/
Buncket831/
Baunker830/
Bunkeep830/
Buinker830/
Bunnker830/
Bunckey830/
Bunkker830/
Bunkeer830/
Bunnkee830/
Bunce8012,548/
Bonke802,558/
Beunk80795/
Buunk80637/
Bunka80549/
Bunck80327/
Bunki80120/
Bounk8019/
Baunk809/
Bunky805/
Buink802/
Bhunk801/
Bungk801/
Bunkheha77119/
Bounketh778/
Bunkherr771/
Bunkoi731,141/
Boenke73929/
Bunche73380/
Bonnke73287/
Bunque73239/
Bungue73171/
Bounce73152/
Butink73114/
Bungka7382/
Buncea7372/
Bunkui7342/
Bunkha7340/
Bonkey7329/
Bumcke7323/
Bonhke7321/
Bungki7319/
Bounka7317/
Bongke7314/
Bunkiy7314/
Bhumke7311/
Bunkoy739/
Bonkie739/
Boncke737/
Bumker737/
Bunkai736/
Buncee733/
Bunkyo733/
Bhunki732/
Bunkay732/
Bunksh732/
Bunkss732/
Bounky732/
Bonkee732/
Boonke732/
Bunkij732/
Buncey731/
Bunkaa731/
Bunkka731/
Baumnk731/
Baunka731/
Bhunka731/
Bhonke731/
Bonkeh731/
Bonkei731/
Bounki731/
Beunka731/
Bunkid731/
Bunkyi731/
Baunce730/
Bounck730/
Bounkeyth711/
Bonk6712,474/
Bung675,971/
Boehnke672,345/
Bunkova672,076/
Bussink67995/
Bungque67426/
Bunc67219/
Bounkit67211/
Beusink67169/
Beumkes67169/
Bunkhoi67166/
Bunkhai67146/
Baumker67131/
Boungue67127/
Bunkhio67111/
Bünk6798/
Bunkaya6766/
Beumker6755/
Boencke6734/
Bongkie6712/
Bungkui678/
Bunchee678/
Bungkai678/
Boonkea677/
Bungkoi677/
Bunková676/
Bongkeh675/
Bouncey674/
Buncheh674/
Bounche674/
Bunkish674/
Bunchey674/
Bunggue673/
Bunchea673/
Busenki672/
Bounkio672/
Buincki672/
Bunquei672/
Bungkay672/
Buytink672/
Bunq672/
Buunkaa671/
Bunnche671/
Bunx671/
Bhumker671/
Bounque671/
Bongkey671/
Bunquer671/
Buijnck671/
Bounkay671/
Boonkee671/
Boonkey671/
Bongkee671/
Bucinky671/
Bunkich671/
Bunkouy671/
Bungkuy671/

Bunke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunke in the Russian language
Бункеbunke-

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