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

The last name Schunke is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Schünke. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schunke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,831st most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,015,919 people. The last name Schunke occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Schunke reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,279 people, or 1 in 35,325. In Germany Schunke is mostly concentrated in: Thuringia, where 16 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Schunke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schunke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 974 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schunke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schunke last name are 34.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.32% being registered to vote for 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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