Jonkers Surname

36,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Jonkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jonkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,1341:6,661858
Netherlands5,0201:3,364300
Belgium5321:21,6103,359
New Zealand1671:27,1164,736
Australia1281:210,90420,401
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Canada481:767,61660,775
England451:1,238,17956,985
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Norway81:642,78647,258
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Jonkers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jonkers is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jonkers.

How Common Is The Last Name Jonkers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,976th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 510,976 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Jonkers are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Jonkers is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 8,134 people, or 1 in 6,661. In South Africa Jonkers is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 52 percent live, Northern Cape, where 21 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 35 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Jonkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jonkers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jonkers last name rose 2,825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jonkers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jonkers last name are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jonkers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.95% more than the national average, earning 425,504 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.35% less than the national average, earning R 132,252 per year; in United States they earn 23.67% more than the national average, earning $53,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.76% less than the national average, earning $39,865 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jonckers931,661/
Jonkerse934/
Jongkers931/
S'Jonkers881/
Yonkers861,604/
Junkers86703/
Jankers8624/
Jonkors861/
Jonkars861/
Zonkers861/
Younkers80158/
Junckers803/
Jonchers801/
Yongkers800/
Yunkers7146/
Yankers718/
Sankers716/
Jankars713/
Yonkors710/
Yungkers670/
Zounkirst630/

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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 Jonkers
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