Jonker Surname

19,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Jonker Surname Definition:

Son of a Count, in Dutch (Graaf). Compare German “Junker”.

Jonker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands12,6491:1,33572
South Africa12,4761:4,343557
United States1,1161:324,78429,552
Canada6791:54,2646,466
Australia3691:73,1598,608
Germany3361:239,60026,292
England1771:314,79123,605
New Zealand1691:26,7954,697
Namibia711:33,9354,951
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Denmark171:332,04223,714
France161:4,151,420237,746
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales101:309,45316,869
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
India61:127,844,230863,365
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Andorra11:83,8382,381
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

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”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Jonker Last Name Facts

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

Jonker is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jonker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jonker? popularity and diffusion

Jonker is the 19,319th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 256,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Jonker live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 715,247th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 164 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 12,649 people, or 1 in 1,335. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 26 percent are found, South Holland, where 15 percent are found and Gelderland, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 44 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

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 last name increased 1,508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jonker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jonker are 33.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.71% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joncker9260/
Jonåker9226/
Jongker922/
Jonkere921/
Johnker920/
Jonkheer86236/
Jonckere8630/
Jonckeer8625/
Jonckher867/
Jongkerd862/
Jonkhere862/
Jonckerr861/
Jongkere861/
Junker8326,019/
Sonker833,898/
Janker832,939/
Yonker832,557/
Conker83475/
Zonker83257/
Jünker8317/
Ionker839/
Joncer834/
Jonkir831/
Jonckheer80259/
Jonckeere8089/
Jonckhere8011/
Jonkheere807/
Jonckerre801/
Hajoncker800/
Younker773,219/
Juncker772,378/
Junkeer77967/
Zongker77201/
Junkere77160/
Junkier77142/
Jancker7763/
Junkerd7738/
Jankerd7733/
Jankert7716/
Jhanker779/
Jungker776/
Janåker776/
Sonkher775/
Yongker773/
Junkerr773/
Junkher772/
Jankere772/
Jankier772/
Jannker771/
Yoonker771/
Sonkear771/
Sonnker771/
Joomker771/
Jankeer771/
Zonkier771/
Iounker771/
Yonnker770/
Yonkerd770/
Sohnker770/
Jonckheere754,205/
Junkherr71229/
Youngker71190/
Jungåker7136/
Jonquier7131/
Joncquer7113/
Jonqueur7112/
Junhkerr713/
Jankheir712/
Jhankeer711/
Junckert711/
Ajganker711/
Junkhere711/
Johncher711/
Junkerth710/
Youncker710/
Zanker673,519/
Yunker673,349/
Sanker673,300/
Yanker67250/
Canker67164/
Jankir67157/
Joncqueur6762/
Iunker6750/
Juncer6734/
Jancer6721/
Junkerová6717/
Yünker6714/
Jamker673/
Conqer672/
Ianker672/
Jahnckejr671/
Conkir671/
Junhkherr671/
Sonkir671/
Junkre671/
Junkir671/
Yonckheer671/
Joncir671/
Eanker670/

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