Dunk Surname
Approximately 5,317 people bear this surname
Dunk Surname Definition:
(English or Scandinavian) Fat, Short, Squat [East. Dialectal English] Cp. Dunch. (English) a corrupt descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dun(n)inc or Dun(n)ing = Dun(n)'s Son [Old English dun(n, brown; -ing, ‘son’ suffix]
Dunk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,621 | 1:34,373 | 4,533 |
| United States | 1,359 | 1:266,710 | 25,101 |
| Australia | 905 | 1:29,830 | 4,004 |
| Canada | 636 | 1:57,933 | 6,837 |
| Netherlands | 194 | 1:87,047 | 14,424 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Northern Ireland | 76 | 1:24,277 | 2,748 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:78,733 | 5,846 |
| Denmark | 63 | 1:89,599 | 8,581 |
| Jamaica | 45 | 1:63,777 | 3,321 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| Lebanon | 22 | 1:256,231 | 9,426 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 971 | 1:25,103 | 3,472 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 214 | 1:234,667 | 19,701 |
The alternate forms: Dünk (8) are calculated separately.
Dunk (94) may also be a first name.
Dunk Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English or Scandinavian) Fat, Short, Squat [East. Dialectal English] Cp. Dunch. (English) a corrupt descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dun(n)inc or Dun(n)ing = Dun(n)'s Son [Old English dun(n, brown; -ing, ‘son’ suffix]
A Dutch surname, rather common both here and in America. It is probably an epithet implying dark or obscure. Du. donker.
Dunk Demographics
Average Dunk Salary in
United States
$46,379 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dunk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dunk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dunk (Arabic: دانك) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Dünk. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dunk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 90,169th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,370,612 people. The last name Dunk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Dunk reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dunk is also the 980,251st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 94 people.
The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1,621 people, or 1 in 34,373. In England Dunk is most frequent in: Kent, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and East Sussex, where 10 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.
Dunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dunk has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dunk surname expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 618 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 250 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dunk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Dunk last name is chiefly Anglican (83%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Dunk surname are 22.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Dunk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 129.12% more than the national average, earning R 544,488 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $51,974 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dünk | 92 | 8 | / |
| Dunke | 89 | 541 | / |
| Deunk | 89 | 270 | / |
| Dunck | 89 | 127 | / |
| Duink | 89 | 62 | / |
| Duunk | 89 | 12 | / |
| Dhunk | 89 | 10 | / |
| Dungk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dunkp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dhunkh | 80 | 368 | / |
| Duhnke | 80 | 239 | / |
| Dusink | 80 | 166 | / |
| Duncke | 80 | 151 | / |
| Daunke | 80 | 77 | / |
| Dhunke | 80 | 60 | / |
| Dungke | 80 | 34 | / |
| Dumnke | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dhunkk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dunkhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dounke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dunnke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Duinek | 80 | 0 | / |
| Duncks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dutnck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dunkke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dung | 75 | 105,987 | / |
| Donk | 75 | 1,841 | / |
| Dunc | 75 | 17 | / |
| Dunq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dunx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dunková | 73 | 1,175 | / |
| Dunkova | 73 | 294 | / |
| Doungkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhonk | 67 | 1,788 | / |
| Doung | 67 | 1,420 | / |
| Daung | 67 | 500 | / |
| Dungs | 67 | 424 | / |
| Duing | 67 | 152 | / |
| Dhung | 67 | 61 | / |
| Deung | 67 | 47 | / |
| Dünck | 67 | 31 | / |
| Dunng | 67 | 30 | / |
| Dumck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Duung | 67 | 13 | / |
| Doonk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dunckova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dungh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dunqu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dgung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dungg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ddung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dumks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dungt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duschenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doenk | 67 | 0 | / |
Dunk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dunk in the Arabic language | ||
| دانك | dank | - |
| دونك | dwnk | - |
| دنك | dnk | - |
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