Sonkun Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sonkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2761:255,93643,511
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888

Sonkun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonkun is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sonkun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonkun is the 798,040th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Sonkun occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonkun live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Tai-Asia.

It is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 255,936. In Thailand Sonkun is most frequent in: Chachoengsao Province, where 25 percent live, Mae Hong Son Province, where 24 percent live and Bangkok, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent live.

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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 Sonkun
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