Hunker Surname

319,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname

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

Hunker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hunker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7851:461,73139,386
Germany1631:493,89942,398
Turkey921:845,88540,672
Canada711:518,95243,932
Poland491:775,68962,719
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

The alternate forms: Hünker (56) are calculated separately.

Hunker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hunker (Oriya: ହୁେର) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Hünker. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hunker is the 319,593rd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,228,672 people. Hunker occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Hunker reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 785 people, or 1 in 461,731. In The United States Hunker is most frequent in: Ohio, where 22 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent live and Turkey, where 8 percent live.

Hunker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hunker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hunker last name rose 381 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hunker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hunker last name are 16.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hunker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $42,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning $44,556 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hünker9456/
Huinker92483/
Hunkert9222/
Hunkier9212/
Huncker928/
Chunker925/
Hounker924/
Huenker923/
Unker91107/
Chunkerd867/
Houncker860/
Hinker83535/
Honker8338/
Gunker8311/
Ungker839/
Humker839/
Huncer833/
Unkerd832/
Eunker831/
Uncker830/
Chhaunker806/
Chhounker803/
Hincker77360/
Gaunker77345/
Huncher7719/
Chonker7718/
Hüncker777/
Junkerr773/
Aunkerd773/
Hounkre773/
Junkher772/
Hunkire772/
Chumker772/
Hinkier771/
Guncker771/
Ounkerd771/
Unkeart770/
Inker73381/
Ünker73168/
Onker73127/
Uncer737/
Junkherr71229/
Chhonker71129/
Jungåker7136/
Hauncher7127/
Chonkker716/
Chuncher714/
Chunquer714/
Junhkerr713/
Oehncker712/
Chumkerd712/
Unkerova712/
Khunkhir711/
Choonker711/
Chumkert711/
Oncker67152/
Ungkir6744/
Umkehr6730/
Jünker6717/
Jinker6711/
Auszenker6711/
Ongker679/
Inkier679/
Uncher678/
Inkerr672/
Inkerø672/
Incker672/
Junkir671/
Umkerd671/
Junhkherr671/
Hinkir670/

Hunker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hunker in the Oriya language
ହୁେରhuera-

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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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  • 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 Hunker
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