Schünke Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schünke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schünke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6841:117,69814,444
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Schunke (3,615) are calculated separately.

Schünke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schünke is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Schunke. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schünke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 476,893rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,395,929 people. The last name Schünke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Schünke are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schünke is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 684 people, or 1 in 117,698. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schunke953,615/
Schüncke931/
Schünk921/
Schenke864,467/
Schinke863,384/
Schönke86628/
Schonke8664/
Schynke867/
Schänke864/
Sünke831/
Zschunke80727/
Schuenke80650/
Schoenke80399/
Schienke80306/
Schencke80206/
Schincke80113/
Schuncke8093/
Schenkey8054/
Schunker8049/
Schönkes8030/
Zschenke8012/
Schänker809/
Schinkez803/
Schinkey802/
Schenkes802/
Schöncke802/
Szchunke801/
Schunkes801/
Schäncke801/
Schoncke800/
Schinkie800/
Schaenke800/
Schunnke800/
Schenk7765,058/
Shinke778,386/
Schink774,150/
Sehnke77197/
Shenke7778/
Schönk7736/
Sünker7721/
Shunke7716/
Shonke776/
Shynke776/
Söhnke773/
Schynk771/
Schencker75146/
Schuencke753/
Schinkcke751/
Schienkie751/
Schinkedh750/
Schoencke750/
Schinckey750/
Schenck7112,442/
Schinck71565/
Chaunke71315/
Chenkep71103/
Schuenk7178/
Schenks7166/
Schoenk7155/
Shunkey7141/
Schuink7127/
Schonka7125/
Schenka7118/
Schunka7116/
Chenker7115/
Shynker7113/
Shinkey7112/
Shonkeh7111/
Chunket7110/
Schinki718/
Scenker717/
Schönki717/
Scincke716/
Schinkeová714/
Shoenke714/
Chounke714/
Schenki713/
Zchunke713/
Shenkei712/
Shenkhe712/
Schienk712/
Shounke712/
Shengke712/
Shynket712/
Shinkei711/
Schaenk711/
Schenky711/
Schennk711/
Scienke711/
Shungke711/
Shenkge711/
Chinkea711/
Suhnkie711/
Shenkeh711/
Shunkei711/
Stcinke711/
Scheenk711/
Schenké711/
Schymke711/
Schönck711/
Schönkecht711/
Chenket711/
Shenkey710/
Schumke710/
Chencke710/
Schinks710/
Schunce710/
Shunkes710/
Sinke6710,457/
Sunke675,075/
Shenk674,837/
Senke672,838/
Schuenck671,142/
Sonke671,015/
Shink67697/
Chaunkhe67323/
Schemkes67265/
Cinke67115/
Sönke6796/
Chunkhet6795/
Cynke6774/
Schoenky6745/
Schencks6744/
Schinkai6725/
Shynk6723/
Schuinki6717/
Scheenks6716/
Schuinka6711/
Shchenki6711/
Schenque6710/
Schounce678/
Schuncka678/
Schoenki677/
Schinckeová675/
Chaunket675/
Schumker674/
Schincki674/
Shchenkh674/
Schimkey673/
Scenk673/
Schoenck673/
Shumnker672/
Synke672/
Schimcke672/
Schönkäs672/
Cenke672/
Schaenck671/
Schaunce671/
Schencki671/
Schuhnkecht671/
Schennck671/
Schinkis671/
Chencker671/
Schemker671/
Sehenkey671/
Chinkher671/
Chenkher671/
Chunkeat671/
Chenkeat671/
Schenkct670/
Schienck670/
Schimker670/
Schoncka670/
Scink670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schünke
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