Wunker Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wunker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wunker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Wünker (18) are calculated separately.

Wunker Last Name Facts

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

Wunker is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Wünker. For other possible spellings of Wunker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wunker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wunker is the 1,658,108th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wunker live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 22 percent live, Florida, where 19 percent live and North Carolina, where 16 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Wunker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wunker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 314 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wunker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wunker surname are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wunker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.56% less than the national average, earning $38,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning $47,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wünker9418/
Waunker920/
Wonker8338/
Woenker7767/
Wongker7727/
Beunker7715/
Buncker773/
Wonnker771/
Wouncer770/
Baunker770/
Buinker770/
Bunnker770/
Bunkker770/
Bunkeer770/
Woehnker71112/
Woejnker711/
Bunkherr711/
Weuncher710/
Bünker67522/
Bunquer621/
Vonkerr621/
Bounkir621/
Büncker621/
Baunkjær5734/
Bounnkir571/

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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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  • 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 Wunker
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