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

Schunk is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Schünk. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name Schunk is the 64,610^th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 941,300 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Schunk live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,458 people, or 1 in 18,059. In Germany Schunk is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Germany Schunk occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Schunk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Schunk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schunk last name increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schunk Last Name Statistics ^demography

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