Hunger Surname
Approximately 12,530 people bear this surname
Hunger Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) Hun-Spear [Old Teutonic Hungár, Hungér—Hun, prob. the tribal name + Old English gár = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. gér = Old Norse geirr, a spear] Ægelmund and Hungár.— Wídsíð, 236.
Hunger-us.—Domesday Book.
Hunger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9,176 | 1:8,773 | 1,086 |
| United States | 1,366 | 1:265,343 | 24,986 |
| Switzerland | 625 | 1:13,141 | 2,174 |
| Austria | 372 | 1:22,891 | 3,594 |
| Brazil | 370 | 1:578,579 | 21,586 |
| Poland | 125 | 1:304,070 | 36,040 |
| France | 108 | 1:615,025 | 80,926 |
| New Zealand | 104 | 1:43,542 | 7,204 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 190 | 1:264,309 | 21,644 |
The alternate forms: Hünger (146) are calculated separately.
Hunger (32) may also be a first name.
Hunger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) Hun-Spear [Old Teutonic Hungár, Hungér—Hun, prob. the tribal name + Old English gár = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. gér = Old Norse geirr, a spear] Ægelmund and Hungár.— Wídsíð, 236.
Hunger-us.—Domesday Book.
Perhaps Ongar, co. Essex.
From Chipping Ongar co. Essex, or from its root, the Anglo-Saxon ing, a meadow, which in German assumes the form of ingr.
Hunger Demographics
Average Hunger Salary in
United States
$43,619 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hunger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hunger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hunger occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as: Hünger. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hunger? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,666th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 581,608 people. The last name Hunger occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Hunger live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.
It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 9,176 people, or 1 in 8,773. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 34 percent reside, Bavaria, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.
Hunger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hunger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hunger surname rose 719 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 444 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hunger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hunger surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.17% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hunger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.2% more than the national average, earning 478,287 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1292.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 270,000 per year; in United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.28% more than the national average, earning $64,726 CAD per year.
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