Shunk Surname

159,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Russia

Shunk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shunk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7491:207,23820,303
Russia9011:159,95918,357
Canada381:969,62173,252
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5751:87,3379,059

Shunk (12) may also be a first name.

Shunk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shunk (Russian: Шунк) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shunk.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 159,594th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,665,525 people. The last name Shunk is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Shunk reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,749 people, or 1 in 207,238. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Shunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shunk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 304 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shunk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shunk surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Shunk are 15.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Shunk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning $41,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schunk917,742/
Shounk9119/
Shunke9116/
Shunck9116/
Shuenk916/
Shaunk913/
Shunks911/
Szhunk910/
Sunk89218/
Schunck833,235/
Schunks8328/
Schuink8327/
Shuenck8314/
Shounke832/
Schounk831/
Shungke831/
Schunnk831/
Shuenqk831/
Sunke805,075/
Shonk801,731/
Shung80742/
Shink80697/
Saunk80152/
Sunkh809/
Sungk803/
Sounk803/
Sunks802/
Sunck802/
Suink801/
Szunk801/
Shumk800/
Shunkova771,140/
Schuncke7793/
Schumnck771/
Szchunke771/
Schunnck771/
Schucenk771/
Schounck771/
Schunhck771/
Schaunck770/
Schunnke770/
Sheung731,145/
Szunke7370/
Shunqu7367/
Sahung7353/
Sounke7351/
Sungke7339/
Sohung7338/
Shoung7328/
Shueng7320/
Sunkhe7318/
Shaung7314/
Schung7313/
Seunke7311/
Saunke739/
Shonkh738/
Schumk737/
Shonnk736/
Sunkke734/
Shinkh734/
Shinck734/
Schunq733/
Sunnke732/
Chuynk732/
Shuing732/
Chaunk731/
Shumke731/
Shienk731/
Schunc731/
Shoonk731/
Schünk731/
Shungz731/
Sungks731/
Hshung731/
Sheunkova711/
Schunkowa711/
Sung6740,877/
Chaunke67315/
Sonk67273/
Sunková6772/
Schoenk6755/
Schonck6747/
Shuting6726/
Sunkova6722/
Šunk6719/
Sausenk6715/
Saunkhe6713/
Schuschenk6712/
Scheung678/
Sunc676/
Schumck676/
Sunq675/
Shahung674/
Chounke674/
Zchunke673/
Sunx672/
Shusing672/
Chungkg671/
Schaung671/
Shuingh671/
Shuteng671/
Schoung671/
Schuncx671/
Shuceng671/
Schumke670/
Sussenk670/
Schoonk670/

Shunk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shunk in the Russian language
Шункsunk-

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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 Shunk
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