Sonkan Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sonkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3141:224,96337,875
Turkey621:1,255,18452,483
Japan311:4,124,00936,900
India51:153,413,076951,030
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sonkan (174) may also be a first name.

Sonkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonkan (Hindi: सोनकन) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sonkan is the 707,442nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. The surname Sonkan is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sonkan are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Sonkan is also the 692,220th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 174 people.

The last name Sonkan is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 224,963. In Thailand Sonkan is primarily found in: Mukdahan Province, where 45 percent are found, Phayao Province, where 19 percent are found and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, where 12 percent are found. Other than Thailand this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 15 percent are found and Japan, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Songkan92101/
Sonkhan9264/
Sonkane922/
Soinkan922/
Songkhan8616/
Shounkan862/
Sonkasin862/
Sonkhang861/
Sankan833,592/
Sonkon83297/
Soncan83185/
Sunkan8394/
Conkan835/
Jonkan833/
Songkasin808/
Songkhang805/
Songkatin801/
Sankhan77506/
Sangkan77366/
Sonkhon77275/
Sunkann77257/
Sunkhan77219/
Shankan7779/
Jonkane7749/
Shenkan7735/
Songkon7727/
Sunkane7725/
Zsunkan7712/
Songcan7711/
Sankane778/
Sungkan777/
Sankaan775/
Sunkand774/
Sonkone774/
Somkaun772/
Jongkan772/
Sankann771/
Djonkan771/
Shunkan771/
Sjunkan771/
Siankan771/
Johnkan771/
Sonkonk771/
Sonqane771/
Sasnkan771/
Sonkoun771/
Sunkaun771/
Soongkhang756/
Shongkhain751/
Shonkanova751/
Siongkhang751/
Sonkhong71473/
Sankaine71129/
Sangkaan7177/
Sotinkon7175/
Songkhon7168/
Chonkhan7159/
Sankhane7147/
Shankhan7132/
Soonkong7129/
Sjomkane7122/
Songkoon7115/
Shangkan718/
Shongkam717/
Sungkaan716/
Sankhant713/
Suunkann713/
Shenkkan713/
Shenkhan712/
Shankand712/
Shankkan712/
Songcang712/
Songquan712/
Sungkhan712/
Soonkoon712/
Sangkain712/
Hsankhan711/
Songcaun711/
Suynkhan711/
Zounkang711/
Songkhachin711/
Songkone711/
Sonkoing711/
Sonkoung711/
Sankahan711/
Sankhain711/
Sankeang711/
Sankhaun711/
Songcgan711/
Somnkham711/
Sonkasem711/
Sonkhoon711/
Shonkham711/
Songkhong67754/
Concan67425/
Cankan67276/
Sangkahan67117/
Djongkang6796/
Sonkom6789/
Sionkhong6776/
Jomkan6753/
Jankan6752/
Zankan6744/
Shonkhoon6723/
Suncan6722/
Jonkon6715/
Sangkasen6710/
Soumkhane679/
Sungkasin679/
Sangkasin676/
Zonkon675/
Songkhoon674/
Chongkhan674/
Sounkasem674/
Joncan673/
Sankán672/
Djounkang672/
Chonkhang672/
Sangeekan672/
Conkon671/
Zonkam671/
Soonkatim671/
Siongkong671/
Shshankan671/
Sangkaing671/
Songkongg671/
Somkheang671/
Shongkham671/
Shongkong671/
Sungkaisn671/
Sungkasen671/
Sungkhain671/
Suchinkan671/
Chongkamn671/

Sonkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonkan in the Hindi language
सोनकनsonakana50
सोंकांsonkam50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonkan
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