Dunker Surname
Approximately 8,419 people bear this surname
Dunker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,679 | 1:17,206 | 2,269 |
| United States | 2,425 | 1:149,468 | 15,396 |
| Brazil | 348 | 1:615,156 | 22,898 |
| Denmark | 228 | 1:24,758 | 2,529 |
| Dominican Republic | 154 | 1:67,746 | 3,226 |
| Suriname | 128 | 1:4,317 | 926 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 359 | 1:139,885 | 13,187 |
The alternate forms: Dünker (284) are calculated separately.
Dunker (46) may also be a first name.
Dunker Demographics
Average Dunker Salary in
United States
$44,472 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dunker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dunker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dunker (Arabic: دنكر, Russian: Дункер) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Dünker. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dunker? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dunker is the 59,890th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 865,607 people. The surname Dunker occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Dunker reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,484,914th most common first name world-wide It is held by 46 people.
Dunker is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 4,679 people, or 1 in 17,206. In Germany Dunker is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Dunker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dunker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunker last name increased 675 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dunker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dunker last name are 20.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.47% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dunker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.58% less than the national average, earning 295,629 kr per year; in Peru they earn 169.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 52,196 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.75% more than the national average, earning R 327,336 per year; in United States they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $44,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $55,387 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dünker | 94 | 284 | / |
| Duncker | 92 | 1,922 | / |
| Duinker | 92 | 429 | / |
| Dunåker | 92 | 7 | / |
| Dunnker | 92 | 6 | / |
| Dunkere | 92 | 4 | / |
| Dunkier | 92 | 3 | / |
| Dounker | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dungker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Deunker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dhunker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Duijnker | 86 | 84 | / |
| Dunckert | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dungkerd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Donker | 83 | 4,958 | / |
| Dunkir | 83 | 150 | / |
| Dumker | 83 | 27 | / |
| Duncer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dunkjr | 83 | 2 | / |
| Doungkerd | 80 | 26 | / |
| Daungkerd | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dunkerová | 80 | 4 | / |
| Doncker | 77 | 118 | / |
| Dongker | 77 | 90 | / |
| Dunquer | 77 | 10 | / |
| Dünkher | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dumkerd | 77 | 2 | / |
| Donkier | 77 | 2 | / |
| Duncher | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dungkir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Düncker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doumker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Donkher | 77 | 0 | / |
| Donckier | 71 | 27 | / |
| Duunkjær | 71 | 3 | / |
| Doungkird | 67 | 5 | / |
| Donkir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daungkird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dongkir | 62 | 4 | / |
| Donkjær | 62 | 1 | / |
Dunker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dunker in the Russian language | ||
| Дункер | dunker | - |
| Dunker in the Arabic language | ||
| دنكر | dnkr | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Dunker
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