Unker Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Unker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

The alternate forms: Ünker (168) are calculated separately.

Unker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unker (Russian: Ункер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Ünker. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unker? popularity and diffusion

Unker is the 1,775,494th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Unker reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States Unker is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 22 percent reside, Iowa, where 19 percent reside and Utah, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Unker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Unker last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Unker earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.3% more than the national average, earning $55,790 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ünker93168/
Hunker911,170/
Gunker9111/
Ungker919/
Unkerd912/
Eunker911/
Uncker910/
Huinker83483/
Gaunker83345/
Hunkert8322/
Hunkier8312/
Huncker838/
Hounker834/
Huenker833/
Aunkerd833/
Guncker831/
Ounkerd831/
Unkeart830/
Inker80381/
Onker80127/
Uncer807/
Unkerova772/
Houncker770/
Hinker73535/
Oncker73152/
Hünker7356/
Ungkir7344/
Honker7338/
Umkehr7330/
Jinker7311/
Humker739/
Inkier739/
Ongker739/
Uncher738/
Huncer733/
Inkerr732/
Inkerø732/
Incker732/
Umkerd731/
Auszenker7111/
Hincker67360/
Huncher6719/
Ounkhir677/
Hüncker677/
Aumkerd675/
Hounkre673/
Hunkire672/
Oumkerd672/
Oumkher671/
Usinqer671/
Uincher671/
Ouncher671/
Jingker671/
Hinkier671/

Unker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unker in the Russian language
Ункерunker-

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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 Unker
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