Shunk Surname
Approximately 2,734 people bear this surname
Shunk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,749 | 1:207,238 | 20,303 |
| Russia | 901 | 1:159,959 | 18,357 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 575 | 1:87,337 | 9,059 |
Shunk (12) may also be a first name.
Shunk Demographics
Average Shunk Salary in
United States
$41,057 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shunk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shunk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shunk (Russian: Шунк) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shunk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 159,594th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,665,525 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Shunk are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name on earth, held by 12 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,749 people, or 1 in 207,238. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Shunk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shunk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 304 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shunk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Shunk last name are 15.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.44% being registered with the 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
Shunk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shunk in the Russian language | ||
| Шунк | sunk | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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