Schunken Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schunken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schunken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Schunken Last Name Facts

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

Schunken has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schunken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Schunken reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 544,748. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 94 percent live, South Holland, where 3 percent live and Utrecht, where 3 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schuncken9454/
Scheuncken891/
Schonken88982/
Schumken880/
Sunken86155/
Shchunkyn822/
Chounkeng822/
Schoenken820/
Shinken80890/
Shunkin80396/
Shunkyn80106/
Chunkem801/
Shonken801/
Sungken801/
Scheunchen7839/
Shunkenova7816/
Shunkina75352/
Shunkyna75134/
Shaunkin755/
Sounkeng752/
Sungkeun752/
Shuenkyn751/
Chounkem751/
Seungken751/
Shuenkin751/
Chungkng751/
Sunkin71182/
Sonken7182/
Shungking7124/
Zunken7121/
Schoenkin7112/
Sünken711/
Shinkin67925/
Sunchen67292/
Saunkin6769/
Shonkin6767/
Songken6728/
Sungkin6725/
Sunkina6716/
Sounkin6714/
Shunqin677/
Chunqin677/
Saunkyn676/
Chunqun672/
Soncken671/
Sunkndh671/
Shunqun671/
Sonkien671/
Soenken671/
Suinkin671/
Chuchenkin671/

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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
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  • 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 Schunken
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