Sonken Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sonken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sonken (43) may also be a first name.

Sonken Last Name Facts

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

Sonken has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonken? popularity and diffusion

Sonken is the 2,075,631st most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Sonken occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Sonken are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Sonken is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 43 people.

The last name is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,681,865. In Thailand Sonken is most frequent in: Udon Thani Province, where 71 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 10 percent reside and Bangkok, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Thailand Sonken exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Sonken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sonken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sonken last name expanded 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sonken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sonken last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Sonken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Songken9228/
Sonkaen922/
Soncken921/
Shonken921/
Sonkien921/
Soenken921/
Schonken86982/
Sounkeng862/
Songkuen861/
Soencken861/
Sonckeng861/
Sonkin831,013/
Sunken83155/
Sanken83117/
Conken8350/
Sonkyn8343/
Jonken8320/
Sünken831/
Soncen831/
Schoenken800/
Sonkina77428/
Sancken77242/
Shanken77189/
Shonkin7767/
Sonkyna7750/
Sankaen7732/
Shenken7732/
Sounkin7714/
Sonchen779/
Jongken776/
Songkin773/
Sankeen771/
Sohnkin771/
Sosnkin771/
Sungken771/
Djonken771/
Scanken770/
Jonkn730/
Songchen71178/
Schanken7195/
Sangkaen7171/
Shonkina7140/
Sohnchen7137/
Schunken7137/
Shangken7122/
Sosenkin7118/
Shankeen715/
Sosenkyn713/
Soonking713/
Sungkeun712/
Jongkeng711/
Songkuun711/
Sangkeun711/
Sankienė711/
Seungken711/
Sonnkina711/
Sionkina711/
Sonkinne710/
Soncin672,731/
Sankin671,709/
Sancen671,151/
Conkin67740/
Janken67470/
Sunkin67182/
Sankyn6787/
Schuncken6754/
Zunken6721/
Djounkeng6718/
Zonkin6715/
Schoenkin6712/
Zanken677/
Jonkin674/
Chounkeng672/
Somkem672/
Conkhn671/
Sankne671/
Schonchen670/
Canken670/

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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 Sonken
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