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

The surname Kunkel (Oriya: କୁେ, Russian: Кункель) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Künkel. For other potential spellings of Kunkel click here.

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

This surname is the 17,584^th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 231,299 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Kunkel reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kunkel is also the 1,874,099^th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 31 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 14,596 people, or 1 in 5,516. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 27 percent reside, Hesse, where 14 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Kunkel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kunkel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 944 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kunkel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kunkel last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kunkel surname are 12.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.8% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kunkel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.73% less than the national average, earning 212,041 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 104.86% more than the national average, earning R 486,828 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.12% more than the national average, earning $28,177,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $45,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $49,303 CAD per year.