Junker Surname

20,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Junker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Junker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,5841:4,578534
United States3,7581:96,45010,780
Denmark1,3431:4,203374
Switzerland1,0521:7,8071,261
France4621:143,77222,175
Brazil3501:611,64122,776
Austria2761:30,8534,970
Canada1781:206,99820,123
Poland1731:219,70428,713
Luxembourg1171:4,962709
Sweden1091:90,3376,599
Belgium831:138,51419,805
Australia741:364,80730,412
Norway711:72,42710,169
England701:795,97243,050
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:116,78811,473

The alternate forms: Jünker (17) are calculated separately.

Junker (60) may also be a first name.

Junker Last Name Facts

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

Junker (Oriya: ଜୁେ) is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant: Jünker. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Junker? popularity and diffusion

Junker is the 20,973rd most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,086 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Junker live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. Junker is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 60 people.

Junker is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 17,584 people, or 1 in 4,578. In Germany Junker is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany it occurs 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 frequency of Junker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 874 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 636 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Junker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Junker last name are 17.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.17% registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jünker9417/
Juncker922,378/
Junkeer92967/
Junkere92160/
Junkier92142/
Junkerd9238/
Jungker926/
Junkerr923/
Junkher922/
Junkherr86229/
Jungåker8636/
Junhkerr863/
Junkhere861/
Junckert861/
Junkerth860/
Jonker8328,455/
Yunker833,349/
Zunker832,244/
Sunker831,115/
Iunker8350/
Juncer8334/
Cunker8322/
Junkre831/
Junkir831/
Junkerová8017/
Junhkherr801/
Younker773,219/
Juncher77355/
Yuncker77259/
Iuncker77131/
Jungkir7796/
Joncker7760/
Junquer7756/
Sungker7752/
Jonåker7726/
Zuncker7710/
Jumkerd777/
Yunkert774/
Jongker772/
Zunkehr772/
Sunkeer771/
Sunkear771/
Hyunker771/
Iounker771/
Junkird771/
Yungker771/
Saunker771/
Ieunker770/
Jonkheer71236/
Youngker71190/
Jonckeer7125/
Sunnåker7119/
Yungcker7118/
Yunkherr7110/
Jonckher717/
Junqueir712/
Jonckerr711/
Jumnkirt711/
Uyungker711/
Yungkere711/
Yunkerth710/
Youncker710/
Jonckheer67259/
Zonker67257/
Yunkerova67150/
Zumker6731/
Yünker6714/
Yuncer678/
Yunkir671/
Jonkir671/
Yunkre671/
Hajoncker670/

Junker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Junker in the Oriya language
ଜୁେjue-

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