Dunks Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dunks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
England2951:188,87516,792
Australia891:303,32226,493
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France21:33,211,361423,184
Guam11:160,1214,893
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Dunks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunks is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 465,182nd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,065,671 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Dunks are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States Dunks is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Wisconsin, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States Dunks exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 41 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Dunks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 477 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 404 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dunks surname are 37.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dunks earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $44,647 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duncks910/
Dungs80424/
Donks80123/
Dumks801/
Dungse7355/
Doncks7316/
Dunqus731/
Dungst731/
Daungse6712/
Gydungs671/
Dunx671/
Duysings6270/
Duisings6237/
Deusings6233/
Duysengs6212/
Duggings625/
Dongs60262/
Doncs603/
Duijsings57126/
Duijsengs576/
Dhongs552/
Donqsh551/
Daumgs551/
Duysinx5054/

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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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  • 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 Dunks
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