Stünkel Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stünkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stünkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0981:73,3209,269
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

The alternate forms: Stunkel (418) are calculated separately.

Stünkel Last Name Facts

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

Stünkel is found most in Germany. It may occur as: Stunkel. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stünkel? popularity and diffusion

Stünkel is the 328,333rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,449,156 people. Stünkel occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Stünkel live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Stünkel is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,098 people, or 1 in 73,320. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 80 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stunkel95418/
Stünckel9319/
Stenkel8641/
Stinkel862/
Stonkel860/
Stuenkel80421/
Stenkiel801/
Stienkel800/
Stennkel800/
Sztenkiel7519/
Stuenckel757/
Stencel716,872/
Stincel7150/
Stenkil7133/
Stîncel7130/
Styncel715/
Stimkel710/
Stuncel710/
Stumkel710/
Sztencel67129/
Stencell6778/
Sztękiel6713/
Shtencel679/
Styncell670/
Stenchel670/
Staunchel630/
Stencl6224/
Stencil57751/
Štencel57237/
Stincil573/
Sztęcel571/
Steńcel571/
Stencill5365/
Stenchil532/
Stincill531/
Stenclová5016/
Stenclova507/

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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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  • 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 Stünkel
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