Sinking Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Estonia

Sinking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sinking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sinking occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinking? popularity and diffusion

Sinking is the 3,957,383rd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Sinking are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 5,045,596. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where 29 percent reside, Sakon Nakhon Province, where 29 percent reside and Samut Prakan Province, where 29 percent reside. Aside from Thailand this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent reside and Taiwan, where 12 percent reside.

Sinking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sinking has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sinking surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Sinking
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