Sokun Surname
Approximately 644 people bear this surname
Sokun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 376 | 1:187,868 | 30,871 |
| Cambodia | 99 | 1:156,436 | 2,782 |
| Ukraine | 78 | 1:583,624 | 64,418 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Sokuń (4) are calculated separately.
Sokun (12,621) may also be a first name.
Sokun Demographics
Average Sokun Salary in
United States
$30,021 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sokun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokun (Hindi: सोकूं, Oriya: େସାକୁନ, Russian: Сокун) is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Sokuń. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sokun.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 508,499th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. The last name Sokun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Sokun are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Sokun is also the 52,342nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 12,621 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 187,868. In Thailand Sokun is most prevalent in: Buriram Province, where 71 percent live, Chachoengsao Province, where 24 percent live and Bangkok, where 1 percent live. Beside Thailand Sokun occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 15 percent live and Ukraine, where 12 percent live.
Sokun Last Name Statistics demography
Sokun earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning $30,021 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokun in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାକୁନ | esakuna | - |
| Sokun in the Hindi language | ||
| सोकूं | sokum | 50 |
| सोकुन | sokuna | 50 |
| Sokun in the Russian language | ||
| Сокун | sokun | - |
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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 Sokun
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