Sinker Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Sinker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
England1541:361,80625,827
Canada591:624,50251,218
Wales61:515,75523,171
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Sinker (10) may also be a first name.

Sinker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sinker (Arabic: سنكر) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 716,247th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. The last name Sinker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Sinker are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sinker is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 2,183,488. In The United States Sinker is primarily found in: California, where 19 percent live, New Jersey, where 19 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Sinker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sinker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sinker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sinker last name are 22.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sinker earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $47,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.34% more than the national average, earning $53,829 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shinker92133/
Sinkere9223/
Singker926/
Sincker920/
Snker911/
Schinker86476/
Singkerd8628/
Singkear861/
Singkere861/
Sincer831,101/
Senker83615/
Zinker83182/
Cinker8346/
Ginker8343/
Sinkre8334/
Sünker8321/
Jinker8311/
Shnker8310/
Synker834/
Schienker803/
Schinkert800/
Shenker771,461/
Shinkre77184/
Singkir77141/
Sengker77100/
Sinkjær7781/
Zincker7767/
Sincher7754/
Senkere7754/
Senkier7749/
Szenker7737/
Shynker7713/
Scenker777/
Szincer777/
Söhnker777/
Singkre776/
Schnker773/
Soenker771/
Senkeur771/
Szynker771/
Sinquer771/
Jingker771/
Zingker771/
Suenker771/
Sönnker771/
Sencker770/
Simcker770/
Sinceer770/
Schenker718,051/
Szenkier7149/
Szynkier7129/
Jingåker7125/
Ssenkere7121/
Ziennker7120/
Schänker719/
Chinkerd712/
Shengker712/
Djinkere711/
Chinkher711/
Singcher711/
Singkird711/
Singkirt711/
Shenkher710/
Schimker710/
Ginckert710/
Zenker678,836/
Sencer672,020/
Çinkir671,128/
Zänker671,022/
Cenker67598/
Senkyr67155/
Schencker67146/
Cincer6756/
Jenker6743/
Schuenker6736/
Zschenker6734/
Sincir6732/
Jänker6730/
Senkir6726/
Jünker6717/
Cynker6714/
Schenkeir6711/
Cinkir6710/
Zincer678/
Sincre676/
Schenkier675/
Singchear675/
Schoenker672/
Semker672/
Shnkir672/
Zynker671/
Sncher671/
Genker671/
Schenkert671/
Chinnkere671/
Jønker671/
Zinkir671/
Šenker671/
Zænker671/
Schaenker671/
Schincher671/
Jönker671/
Tcnker670/

Sinker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinker in the Arabic language
سنكرsnkr-

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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 Sinker
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