Chunkan Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Chunkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chunkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2791:253,18443,043
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chunkan (278) may also be a first name.

Chunkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chunkan (Hindi: चुनकन) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chunkan? popularity and diffusion

Chunkan is the 846,108th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chunkan live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Tai-Asia. Chunkan is also the 532,586th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 278 people.

This surname is most common in Thailand, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 253,184. In Thailand Chunkan is most prevalent in: Prachinburi Province, where 52 percent are found, Phrae Province, where 17 percent are found and Surat Thani Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Thailand Chunkan exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chunkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chunkan in the Hindi language
चुनकनcunakana82.14
चुंकांcunkam7.14
चुनकानcunakana3.57
चुनकाcunaka3.57
चूनकनcunakana3.57

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chunkan
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