Sunker Surname
Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname
Sunker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 757 | 1:71,569 | 8,916 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Turkey | 109 | 1:713,958 | 36,326 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Sünker (21) are calculated separately.
Sunker (122) may also be a first name.
Sunker Demographics
Sunker Political Affiliation
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Sunker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sunker occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Sünker. Click here for other possible spellings of Sunker.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunker? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 331,780th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,535,916 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Sunker reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sunker is also the 844,248th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 122 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 757 people, or 1 in 71,569. In South Africa Sunker is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 71 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Western Cape, where 1 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent reside and Turkey, where 10 percent reside.
Sunker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sunker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 475 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sunker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sunker surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Sunker earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.39% more than the national average, earning R 300,360 per year and in United States they earn 42.22% more than the national average, earning $61,368 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sünker | 94 | 21 | / |
| Shunker | 92 | 55 | / |
| Sungker | 92 | 52 | / |
| Sunkert | 92 | 47 | / |
| Sunkeer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sunkear | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saunker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sounkere | 86 | 146 | / |
| Schunker | 86 | 49 | / |
| Sunnåker | 86 | 19 | / |
| Sungkerd | 86 | 6 | / |
| Shuenker | 86 | 6 | / |
| Shumnker | 86 | 2 | / |
| Susenker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sungkert | 86 | 1 | / |
| Junker | 83 | 26,019 | / |
| Sonker | 83 | 3,898 | / |
| Zunker | 83 | 2,244 | / |
| Suncer | 83 | 25 | / |
| Cunker | 83 | 22 | / |
| Sumker | 83 | 8 | / |
| Schunkert | 80 | 63 | / |
| Sutinkert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Juncker | 77 | 2,378 | / |
| Junkeer | 77 | 967 | / |
| Junkere | 77 | 160 | / |
| Shinker | 77 | 133 | / |
| Junkerd | 77 | 38 | / |
| Shonker | 77 | 11 | / |
| Zuncker | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shunkre | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jungker | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sonkher | 77 | 5 | / |
| Junkerr | 77 | 3 | / |
| Suncher | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zunkehr | 77 | 2 | / |
| Junkher | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shumker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sonkear | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soenker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonnker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soutingker | 75 | 1 | / |
| Junkherr | 71 | 229 | / |
| Jungåker | 71 | 36 | / |
| Schonker | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chunkerd | 71 | 7 | / |
| Schumker | 71 | 4 | / |
| Junhkerr | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sungkird | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shoenker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Junkhere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Junckert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Junkerth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zonker | 67 | 257 | / |
| Zumker | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jünker | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chhaunker | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schunquer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schumcker | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chhounker | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sunqir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schoenker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shuenquer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junkir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junkre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonkir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junhkherr | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sunker
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