Shunkur Surname
Approximately 478 people bear this surname
Shunkur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 477 | 1:96,813 | 8,551 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Shunkur (16) may also be a first name.
Shunkur Demographics
Shunkur Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shunkur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shunkur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shunkur occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shunkur? popularity and diffusion
Shunkur is the 637,196th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shunkur are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Shunkur is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
Shunkur is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 96,813. In Kenya Shunkur is most frequent in: Narok County, where 92 percent are found, Bomet County, where 7 percent are found and Kericho County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 0 percent are found.
Shunkur Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shunkurr | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sunkur | 92 | 1,530 | / |
| Sungkur | 86 | 1,222 | / |
| Shinkur | 86 | 17 | / |
| Chunkur | 86 | 8 | / |
| Shunkor | 86 | 7 | / |
| Sunkure | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sunhkur | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shonkhur | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sungkurh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shounkor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shinkhur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonkur | 77 | 1,318 | / |
| Sunkor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zunkur | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sungkor | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shonkor | 71 | 2 | / |
| Suncure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shonkhor | 67 | 325 | / |
| Chaumkure | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sonkor | 62 | 770 | / |
| Sunqor | 62 | 12 | / |
| Suncor | 62 | 5 | / |
| Çumkur | 62 | 2 | / |
| Çonkur | 62 | 2 | / |
| Songkor | 57 | 11 | / |
| Sungkhur | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Shunkur
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