Sankun Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
Sankun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 594 | 1:118,920 | 17,748 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Sankun (1,406) may also be a first name.
Sankun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankun (Hindi: संकुन, Marathi: संकुन) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sankun.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 480,002nd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sankun reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 208,413th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 1,406 people.
It is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 594 people, or 1 in 118,920. In Thailand Sankun is mostly concentrated in: Khon Kaen Province, where 27 percent live, Maha Sarakham Province, where 25 percent live and Ratchaburi Province, where 18 percent live. Excluding Thailand this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Liberia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankun in the Hindi language | ||
| संकुन | sankuna | - |
| Sankun in the Marathi language | ||
| संकुन | sankuna | 75 |
| संकुणाराम | sankunarama | 12.5 |
| संकून | sankuna | 12.5 |
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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
- 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 Sankun
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