Sonbun Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sonbun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonbun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand8251:85,62211,747
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sonbun (33) may also be a first name.

Sonbun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonbun occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonbun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonbun is the 417,776th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonbun are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Sonbun is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 33 people.

The surname is most numerous in Thailand, where it is held by 825 people, or 1 in 85,622. In Thailand Sonbun is most frequent in: Chaiyaphum Province, where 23 percent are found, Yasothon Province, where 14 percent are found and Phetchaburi Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Thailand Sonbun is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sombun8327,123/
Sanbun831,205/
Sonbon8351/
Sunbun8346/
Sonvun833/
Somboun7756/
Sonboon7738/
Shombun7737/
Sunbung779/
Chonbun777/
Soombun775/
Saunbun772/
Soonbum772/
Sombunn771/
Sombune771/
Sombuun771/
Shonbon771/
Sonnbon771/
Schoenbaun754/
Somboune7114/
Johnbunn7110/
Sounboon719/
Johnbumn713/
Soonboon712/
Sambun67106/
Schonbaum6743/
Sonwon6725/
Sumbun6723/
Uansombun6722/
Janbun676/
Zonbon674/
Sombum672/
Jombun672/
Canbun671/
Sanbum671/
Soumboune671/
Somvun671/

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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
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  • 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 Sonbun
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