Junkel Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Junkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Junkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
United States551:6,590,162310,708
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Jünkel (2) are calculated separately.

Junkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Junkel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Jünkel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Junkel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Junkel live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 1,073,406. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hamburg, where 28 percent are found, Thuringia, where 20 percent are found and Hesse, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Junkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Junkel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Junkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Junkel last name are 35.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Junkel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.82% less than the national average, earning R 119,244 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jünkel942/
Junckel9267/
Junkell926/
Junkl9124/
Jutinkel861/
Sunkel83773/
Zunkel83167/
Jonkel8337/
Cunkel836/
Yunkel831/
Zunckel77218/
Sunckel7727/
Jungkil774/
Sungkel771/
Younkel770/
Jonkl7316/
Sunkl734/
Sunckell7116/
Youngkel710/
Counkell710/
Yuncel6728/
Zonkel6719/
Juncil673/
Yunkil672/
Sungkl671/
Suunkl671/
Sunkil670/
Junquil6244/
Cunquel6212/
Sungkil623/
Jongkil622/
Yungkil621/
Joncquel5778/
Hyunkill571/
Zonkl551/
Youngkill531/
Yünkül50251/
Councl501/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Junkel
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