Duncker Surname

214,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belize

Duncker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duncker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8351:96,41412,013
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
Netherlands1471:114,87918,247
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Chile871:202,4886,415
Finland741:74,2808,184
Denmark501:112,89410,491
England381:1,466,26563,675
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Belize191:18,7091,725
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France161:4,151,420237,746
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

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

Duncker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Duncker is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Düncker. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duncker? popularity and diffusion

Duncker is the 214,101st most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,791,647 people. The surname Duncker is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Duncker reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Duncker is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 835 people, or 1 in 96,414. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 31 percent reside, Hamburg, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Duncker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Duncker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Duncker surname expanded 770 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duncker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Duncker surname are 6.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Duncker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 120.79% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,800 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.71% more than the national average, earning R 353,400 per year; in United States they earn 13.07% more than the national average, earning $48,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $53,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Düncker951/
Dunckert933/
Dunker928,419/
Duncer922/
Duinker86429/
Doncker86118/
Dunåker867/
Dunnker866/
Dunkere864/
Dunkier863/
Dounker862/
Duncher862/
Dhunker861/
Deunker861/
Dungker861/
Duijnker8084/
Donckier8027/
Dungkerd802/
Donker774,958/
Dünker77284/
Dunkir77150/
Dumker7727/
Dunkjr772/
Doungkerd7526/
Daungkerd754/
Dunkerová754/
Dongker7190/
Dunquer7110/
Dünkher714/
Dumkerd712/
Donkier712/
Doumker711/
Dungkir711/
Donkher710/
Duunkjær673/
Doungkird635/
Daungkird631/
Donkir622/
Doncair576/
Dongkir574/
Donkjær571/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Duncker
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