Shunem Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Shunem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shunem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel671:127,72613,864
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Shunem (217) may also be a first name.

Shunem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shunem is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shunem are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Shunem is also the 612,983rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 217 people.

The last name Shunem is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 127,726. In Israel Shunem is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 40 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 28 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Israel this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sunem9124/
Shunim8390/
Sunhem8316/
Sungem836/
Shunen833/
Sunnem833/
Suneme832/
Suenem831/
Suneem831/
Shonem831/
Seunem831/
Suneim831/
Sounem831/
Sunheem7717/
Sahunim779/
Sunheim773/
Suineme772/
Chuneam771/
Shuneng771/
Sunneam771/
Sunheum771/
Sunhiem771/
Chuneim771/
Schunen770/
Shumnen770/
Shaunen770/
Scheunemnn752/
Sunen73159/
Sonem7364/
Sunim7364/
Sünem7318/
Shumneng7121/
Chuyneam712/
Chunneam712/
Shauneen711/
Shuineng711/
Shounien711/
Soutnnem711/
Shunin671,231/
Sunnen67268/
Chunim67162/
Shunyn67129/
Sunaim6779/
Suneng6747/
Suinen6729/
Saunen6728/
Saunim6725/
Suunen6721/
Sunhim6715/
Sutnim6715/
Schonheim6713/
Sungim6712/
Sutnen6711/
Suneen6710/
Soenem678/
Suniom677/
Shonen676/
Sunnim676/
Soniem675/
Sumhem674/
Shinim673/
Soneam673/
Sonhem673/
Chunen672/
Sujnen672/
Soneim672/
Sumnim672/
Sumnym671/
Soneem671/
Sugnen671/
Suinim671/
Suunim671/
Schoenemm670/
Sunien670/
Sounen670/

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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 Shunem
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