Sanfun Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sanfun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanfun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sanfun (78) may also be a first name.

Sanfun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanfun occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sanfun is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sanfun reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Sanfun is also the 1,091,646th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 78 people.

The last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Chiang Mai Province, where 100 percent live. Other than Thailand Sanfun is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanfung928/
Sanfund924/
Sanfon836/
Janfun831/
Sonfun831/
Samfun831/
Chanfun7713/
Samfund773/
Janfung772/
Saanfon771/
Sanphun771/
Sanpfon771/
Chanfung711/
Seanphun711/
Sounfoun711/
Camfun67149/
Somfun672/
Zanfon671/
Sanphoung671/

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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 Sanfun
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