Yunek Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Yunek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yunek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Yünek (87) are calculated separately.

Yunek (40) may also be a first name.

Yunek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yunek (Russian: Юнек) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Yünek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yunek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Yunek are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Yunek is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 40 people.

The last name Yunek is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 20 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 19 percent are found and Idaho, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent are found and Ukraine, where 12 percent are found.

Yunek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yunek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yunek surname grew 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yunek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yunek last name are 35.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.35% registered to vote for the political party.

Yunek earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $42,480 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yünek9387/
Yuneke911/
Yutnek911/
Junek802,194/
Yunyk80702/
Yunik80456/
Iunek801/
Yunike73435/
Yunick7375/
Yunnik7338/
Juneck7330/
Yunykh7312/
Yunnyk7310/
Younec735/
Hyunik734/
Jungek734/
Jeunek732/
Oyunik731/
Juniek731/
Youneg730/
Yunkova67200/
Yuhnick6710/
Junecke678/
Jugneek676/
Younick676/
Youngik673/
Eyunike671/
Yunnike671/
Yunique671/
Jauneck670/

Yunek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yunek in the Russian language
Юнекunek-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yunek
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis