Gunko Surname

65,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gunko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,9961:24,0373,401
Belarus1,1851:8,0181,154
Kazakhstan1951:90,67910,336
Transnistria1221:3,891668
Lithuania341:89,25312,508
Israel291:295,09125,768
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Latvia101:205,00522,061
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France11:66,422,722504,397
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Guńko (1) & Günko (1) are calculated separately.

Gunko (11) may also be a first name.

Gunko Last Name Facts

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

Gunko (Georgian: გუნკო, Russian: Гунько) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Guńko or Günko. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 65,170th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 950,880 people. Gunko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Gunko reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Gunko is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 5,996 people, or 1 in 24,037. In Russia Gunko is most common in: Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 13 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent reside. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 15 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Gunko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gunko surname are 15.82% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 62.59% registered with the party.

The amount Gunko earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1046.06% more than the national average, earning R 2,723,480 per year and in United States they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $43,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guńko931/
Günko931/
Gounko9110/
Gun'ko917/
Unko89186/
Gusenko83659/
Gucenko833/
Ngounko831/
Hunko807,358/
Gunka80412/
Gonko80143/
Ungko80126/
Ounko8063/
Aunko8037/
Gunco808/
Unkoh806/
Unkoy805/
Unkho804/
Unkoa801/
Unkos801/
Guchenko77566/
Guscenko778/
Gussenko772/
Gausenko771/
Guchinko771/
Gusienko771/
Guteenko771/
Gonkho73211/
Goenko73209/
Unkhot7379/
Gaunco7336/
Ounkou7327/
Hounko7318/
Utinko738/
Gungka738/
Usynko738/
Hungko735/
Gonnko735/
Gaunka735/
Usinko734/
Utynko733/
Gonkco732/
Gonkou732/
Ungkoy732/
Ungkoi732/
Unkous732/
Gongko732/
Qgunka731/
Aungko731/
Hunkoi731/
Hunkop731/
Kgonko731/
Ounkoa731/
Unckoy731/
Gonkoh731/
Ginhko731/
Guschenko71194/
Guzchenko7148/
Gushchenko67404/
Hounkou67289/
Hutenko67271/
Unco67226/
Unka67192/
Onko67132/
Ngunkaa6749/
Ussenko6741/
Uchenko6732/
Husinko6724/
Gutenco6718/
Ousenko6717/
Gucenco6715/
Gusenco6712/
Gunquoi677/
Ounkoud675/
Guteńko675/
Ngungka675/
Gongkou674/
Eutenko673/
Eunkoha673/
Usienko673/
Gushchinko671/
Hucenko671/
Gungkas671/
Aungkoh671/
Uscenko671/
Ngounka671/
Usenkoo671/
Hounkuo671/
Hounkoa671/
Gutenkoust670/
Gunkaus670/

Gunko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunko in the Georgian language
გუნკოgunko-
Gunko in the Russian language
Гунькоgunko-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gunko
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