Gunckel Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Gunckel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunckel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Chile1231:143,2234,985
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

The alternate forms: Günckel (2) are calculated separately.

Gunckel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunckel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Günckel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunckel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 675,256th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name Gunckel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gunckel are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gunckel is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States Gunckel is most numerous in: California, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States Gunckel is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 28 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Gunckel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gunckel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gunckel surname grew 190 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gunckel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gunckel last name are 29.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.74% registered with the party.

Gunckel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.7% more than the national average, earning $50,788 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Günckel952/
Gunckell931/
Gunkel927,782/
Unckel9263/
Guncel922/
Gunckl921/
Gonckel8638/
Hunckel8617/
Unckell868/
Gunchel861/
Gunckll860/
Gunkell860/
Guncell860/
Unkel831,365/
Uncel8367/
Gunkl834/
Gouncell801/
Hunkel77469/
Günkel77181/
Gonkel7735/
Unkell779/
Ungkel774/
Onckel773/
Aunkel771/
Gunkil770/
Uncell770/
Gunkelová751/
Uncl731/
Hunkiel7125/
Guncill717/
Onkel67271/
Gaungkil675/
Unkil674/
Hounchel673/
Uncil671/
Honckeel671/
Hunkl671/
Hunchell670/

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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 Gunckel
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