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
Shunkur is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shunkur? popularity and diffusion
Shunkur is the 637,196th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. This last name is mostly 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 frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 96,813. In Kenya Shunkur is mostly found in: Narok County, where 92 percent reside, Bomet County, where 7 percent reside and Kericho County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 0 percent reside.
Shunkur Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis