Kunk Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kunk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Germany1451:555,21045,787
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
India171:45,121,493474,784
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Künk (86) are calculated separately.

Kunk (51) may also be a first name.

Kunk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunk (Hindi: कुंक, Marathi: कुंक, Russian: Кунк) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant: Künk. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 596,518th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Kunk are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 51 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 1,176,815. In The United States Kunk is most common in: Ohio, where 56 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Arizona, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Kunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kunk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kunk surname increased 790 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kunk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kunk surname are 37.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kunk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.77% less than the national average, earning $38,932 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Künk9286/
Kunke89813/
Khunk8972/
Kuink895/
Kaunk894/
Kounk893/
Kungk892/
Kunck892/
Kunks892/
Kunnk891/
Ckunk891/
Kuinke8063/
Kuncke8046/
Kounke8045/
Kungke8020/
Kaunke8018/
Keunke802/
Khuenk802/
Kusnke801/
Kusink800/
Kung7527,525/
Kunc755,059/
Konk75215/
Cunk75144/
Kunx752/
Kunkova7384/
Kunková7353/
Kuhncke737/
Koungke733/
Kuchink732/
Khunkhe731/
Kausink731/
Kunncke730/
Kuttink730/
Keung6712,737/
Kaung6711,553/
Khung676,070/
Koung671,947/
Kuchinke67442/
Kumke67420/
Kuing67297/
Kongk67147/
Kounková6763/
Kuncė6739/
Konck6722/
Kuncková6720/
Cunke6711/
Kunng6711/
Kusengke677/
Koenk677/
Khink675/
Khonk674/
Koonk673/
Kuncs673/
Caunk673/
Kuung673/
Khunc672/
Kuhng671/
Khunkova671/
Kungp671/
Kungg671/
Ckung671/
Kungh671/
Hkung671/
Kunckova671/
Kuisinke671/
Ckunx671/
Kuchenke670/
Counk670/

Kunk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunk in the Marathi language
कुंकkunka-
Kunk in the Hindi language
कुंकkunka60.87
कूंकkunka34.78
कुनकkunaka4.35
Kunk in the Russian language
Кункkunk-

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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 Kunk
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