Hunkel Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hunkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hunkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4141:194,45822,473
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Hünkel (6) are calculated separately.

Hunkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hunkel is most common in Germany. It may also occur as: Hünkel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunkel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 645,988th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name Hunkel is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Hunkel reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 414 people, or 1 in 194,458. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 89 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live and Bavaria, where 3 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Hunkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hunkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hunkel last name increased 121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hunkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hunkel are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hunkel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning $36,180 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hünkel946/
Hunkiel9225/
Hunckel9217/
Unkel911,365/
Hunkl911/
Hinkel838,893/
Gunkel837,782/
Unckel8363/
Unkell839/
Hunkil837/
Ungkel834/
Aunkel831/
Honkel831/
Humkel831/
Hinckel771,131/
Gunckel77442/
Chonkel77110/
Hinkell7783/
Junckel7767/
Unckell778/
Hienkel776/
Gunkell770/
Hinkeel770/
Inkel73566/
Onkel73271/
Uncel7367/
Hinkl7355/
Junkl7324/
Gunkl734/
Unkil734/
Chunchel7114/
Chonkiel715/
Hounchel713/
Khunkhll711/
Hinckell711/
Gunckell711/
Honckeel711/
Hunchell710/
Hounchell67226/
Ungkil6773/
Inkell6764/
Ingkel6728/
Hinkil6713/
Inckel678/
Hinckl675/
Onckel673/
Jünkel672/
Oonkel671/
Jinkel671/
Onkiel671/
Gunckl671/
Ungklt671/
Gunkil670/
Uncell670/

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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 Hunkel
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