Schunke Surname

125,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schunke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schunke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2791:35,3254,669
Brazil4711:454,51017,246
United States4481:809,06062,242
Argentina2161:197,88616,431
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Australia561:482,06636,890
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
England181:3,095,448105,421
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Schünke (701) are calculated separately.

Schunke Last Name Facts

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

Schunke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Schünke. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schunke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 125,831st most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,015,919 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Schunke are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,279 people, or 1 in 35,325. In Germany Schunke is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 16 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Schunke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schunke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schunke last name expanded 974 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schunke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schunke last name are 34.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.32% registered with the party.

The amount Schunke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 26.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,234 per year; in South Africa they earn 265.8% more than the national average, earning R 869,268 per year and in United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schünke95701/
Zschunke93727/
Schuncke9393/
Schunker9349/
Szchunke931/
Schunkes931/
Schunnke930/
Shunke9216/
Chaunke86315/
Schonke8664/
Shunkey8641/
Schunka8616/
Chunket8610/
Chounke864/
Zchunke863/
Shounke862/
Shungke861/
Shuenke861/
Shunkei861/
Scuncke861/
Schumke860/
Schunce860/
Shunkes860/
Sunke835,075/
Chaunkhe80323/
Chunkhet8095/
Schuinki8017/
Schuinka8011/
Schounce808/
Schuncka808/
Chaunket805/
Schumker804/
Shumnker802/
Schaunce801/
Schüncke801/
Chunkeat801/
Schoncke800/
Schuhnkecht781/
Shinke778,386/
Szunke7770/
Shunka7752/
Sounke7751/
Sunkey7741/
Sungke7739/
Sunkee7739/
Sunkhe7718/
Seunke7711/
Saunke779/
Shonke776/
Shunki775/
Sunkke774/
Sunkea772/
Sunnke772/
Shumke771/
Sunked771/
Sunkeu771/
Sunkez771/
Shunce770/
Chhaunker756/
Schuincki756/
Chhounker753/
Schumcker753/
Schunquer753/
Schuincka751/
Chuinkeat751/
Schoencke750/
Chunque711,283/
Shunkai71198/
Shaunce7141/
Seunkep7129/
Schonka7125/
Sunkees7121/
Saunkhe7113/
Shinkey7112/
Shounka7111/
Shonkeh7111/
Shaunka719/
Shaunki717/
Sungkey715/
Chusingkea715/
Shoenke714/
Shumker712/
Shunkis712/
Shunkit712/
Shienke712/
Choumke712/
Chumker712/
Sungkie712/
Shinkei711/
Saunker711/
Shunkui711/
Sunkeer711/
Sounkey711/
Suhnkie711/
Siungke711/
Shunkaa711/
Chunqhe711/
Chumkea711/
Chumked711/
Shinkie710/
Sunki671,858/
Sunka671,697/
Sonke671,015/
Sunce67374/
Chaumket6782/
Chaumkes6773/
Schoenky6745/
Sunky6736/
Saunkeah6729/
Chunques6719/
Sunnåker6719/
Schoenki677/
Chunquer674/
Sungkhey672/
Choumkeh672/
Chaunkid672/
Shauncey671/
Šunke671/
Shunkhai671/
Sounnkey671/
Chaunque671/
Susenker671/
Saungket671/
Sungkhep671/
Xunke671/
Schoncka670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schunke
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