175.07 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Dunkel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dunkel (Russian: Дункель) is most common in Germany. It can also be found as: Dünkel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Dunkel is the 44,488^th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 624,254 people. The surname Dunkel occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Dunkel live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. Dunkel is also the 2,446,817^th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 20 people.

The surname Dunkel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 7,697 people, or 1 in 10,459. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live and Berlin, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany Dunkel occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Dunkel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Dunkel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 564 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunkel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Dunkel surname are 15.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dunkel earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning 312,890 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25% more than the national average, earning $62,103 CAD per year.