Sonkum Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sonkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sonkum Last Name Facts

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

Sonkum is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Sonkum are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The last name Sonkum is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 10,091,192. In Thailand Sonkum is primarily concentrated in: Chiang Rai Province, where 57 percent reside, Phatthalung Province, where 14 percent reside and Songkhla Province, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Thailand this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonkhum92358/
Songkum9266/
Soonkum926/
Songkhum86282/
Soonkhum865/
Shongkum861/
Sankum83271/
Sonkom8389/
Sunkum8355/
Somkum8331/
Soncum8321/
Sangkum77638/
Sankhum77159/
Sonkhom7772/
Sunkhum7764/
Sungkum7714/
Songkom7712/
Jongkum7710/
Somkhum779/
Sankoum775/
Shankum773/
Zongkum772/
Sonkoem772/
Jhonkum771/
Sonkoom771/
Sanhkum771/
Songcum771/
Shenkum771/
Soisingkum751/
Sangkhum71400/
Sungkhum7123/
Sonkhoom7123/
Shangkum7114/
Songkoom715/
Jongkhum715/
Songkhom711/
Jounkoum711/
Sangkume711/
Xongkhum711/
Sounkhom711/
Sankom67224/
Jankum6751/
Jomkum6723/
Sancum6715/
Chongkhum674/
Sunkom673/
Sumkum673/
Zankum672/
Soncom671/

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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
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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 Sonkum
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