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

Shunem is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunem? popularity and diffusion

Shunem is the 2,312,869th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shunem live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 217 people.

The surname Shunem is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 127,726. In Israel it is most frequent in: Central District, where 40 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 28 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Israel this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

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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