Salakun Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Salakun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salakun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Salakun (171) may also be a first name.

Salakun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salakun (Hindi: सलकुन) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salakun? popularity and diffusion

Salakun is the 2,530,696th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Salakun live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 698,971st most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 171 people.

The last name Salakun is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,441,599. In Thailand Salakun is mostly concentrated in: Phrae Province, where 57 percent are found, Bangkok, where 20 percent are found and Nonthaburi Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Thailand this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salakun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salakun in the Hindi language
सलकुनsalakuna85.71
सलाकूनsalakuna14.29

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