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Where Does The Last Name Junker Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Junker (Oriya: ଜୁେ) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Jünker. For other possible spellings of Junker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Junker? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 20,973^rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,086 people. The last name Junker occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Junker reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Junker is also the 1,270,172^nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 60 people.

Junker is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 17,584 people, or 1 in 4,578. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany Junker exists in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Denmark, where 5 percent are found.

Junker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Junker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 874 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 636 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Junker Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Junker surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Junker surname are 17.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Junker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.97% more than the national average, earning 390,962 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $46,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.28% more than the national average, earning $57,773 CAD per year.