Chunam Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Chunam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 271 | 1:260,658 | 44,419 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Chunam (268) may also be a first name.
Chunam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chunam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chunam (Bengali: চুনম, Hindi: चुनम, Marathi: चुनम) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chunam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 893,754th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. Chunam is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Chunam reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Chunam is also the 543,171st most widespread first name in the world It is held by 268 people.
The surname is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 260,658. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Ratchaburi Province, where 64 percent reside, Bangkok, where 16 percent reside and Samut Prakan Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Thailand it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chunam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chunam in the Bengali language | ||
| চুনম | cunama | - |
| Chunam in the Marathi language | ||
| चुनम | cunama | - |
| Chunam in the Hindi language | ||
| चुनम | cunama | 80 |
| चूनम | cunama | 20 |
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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 Chunam
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