Jonker Surname
Approximately 28,455 people bear this surname
Jonker Surname Definition:
Son of a Count, in Dutch (Graaf). Compare German “Junker”.
Jonker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 12,649 | 1:1,335 | 72 |
| South Africa | 12,476 | 1:4,343 | 557 |
| United States | 1,116 | 1:324,784 | 29,552 |
| Canada | 679 | 1:54,264 | 6,466 |
| Australia | 369 | 1:73,159 | 8,608 |
| Germany | 336 | 1:239,600 | 26,292 |
| England | 177 | 1:314,791 | 23,605 |
| New Zealand | 169 | 1:26,795 | 4,697 |
| Namibia | 71 | 1:33,935 | 4,951 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
Jonker (164) may also be a first name.
Jonker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Son of a Count, in Dutch (Graaf). Compare German “Junker”.
Jonker Demographics
Average Male Jonker Height
176.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jonker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jonker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jonker is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jonker? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jonker is the 19,319th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 256,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Jonker are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 715,247th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 164 people.
Jonker is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 12,649 people, or 1 in 1,335. In The Netherlands Jonker is primarily found in: North Holland, where 26 percent reside, South Holland, where 15 percent reside and Gelderland, where 14 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name exists in 71 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Jonker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jonker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jonker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Jonker surname are 33.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.71% being registered with the party.
The amount Jonker earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.47% more than the national average, earning 430,752 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.34% more than the national average, earning R 357,276 per year; in United States they earn 16.91% more than the national average, earning $50,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $53,076 CAD per year.
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