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

Schunk occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as: Schünk. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Schunk is the 64,610^th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 941,300 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Schunk live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 4,458 people, or 1 in 18,059. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 22 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent reside. Besides Germany it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Schunk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Schunk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schunk last name rose 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schunk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Schunk last name are 12.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Schunk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.64% more than the national average, earning $46,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $50,898 CAD per year.