Sunkel Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Sunkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3641:995,76673,638
Germany1681:479,19941,567
South Africa931:582,55644,854
Chile571:309,0618,852
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Sünkel (843) are calculated separately.

Sunkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sunkel has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sünkel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sunkel is the 442,270th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Sunkel live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 995,766. In The United States Sunkel is primarily found in: Washington, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Sunkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sunkel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 728 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sunkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sunkel last name are 6.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sunkel earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.13% more than the national average, earning R 299,724 per year and in United States they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $44,651 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sünkel94843/
Sunckel9227/
Sungkel921/
Sunkelt921/
Sunkl914/
Sunckell8616/
Schunkel8614/
Shuenkel861/
Zunkel83167/
Junkel83149/
Cunkel836/
Shunkl832/
Sungkl831/
Suunkl831/
Sunkil830/
Schaunkel804/
Zunckel77218/
Shinkel77107/
Junckel7767/
Junkell776/
Sungkil773/
Songkel771/
Junkl7324/
Shaumkel711/
Jutinkel711/
Counkell710/
Schaumkel67545/
Zonkel6719/
Shuenquel672/
Jünkel672/
Shinkl671/
Sonkhl671/
Schunchel670/
Cunquel6212/
Jungkil624/
Soonkil624/
Soumkil623/
Shinkil621/
Songkil621/
Zonkl551/
Sunqulova531/
Councl501/

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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 Sunkel
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