Sonsun Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sonsun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonsun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1331:531,11591,871
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Sonsun Last Name Facts

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

Sonsun (Oriya: ସନସୁନ) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonsun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,348,199th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sonsun reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

The last name Sonsun is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 531,115. In Thailand Sonsun is most frequent in: Sakon Nakhon Province, where 92 percent are found, Bangkok, where 5 percent are found and Chiang Mai Province, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Thailand Sonsun occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 15 percent are found and Singapore, where 2 percent are found.

Sonsun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sonsun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sonsun last name contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soonsun92101/
Sonsung9222/
Sonsunk921/
Sounsoun8618/
Sonson833,386/
Sansun8348/
Sonjun8333/
Sunsun8330/
Jonsun8314/
Consun837/
Sonsón832/
Sounssoun802/
Sounsoung801/
Sonchun7796/
Somsung7744/
Soonjun7712/
Sansung7710/
Somsaun777/
Sonjunt776/
Sanshun775/
Zoonsun774/
Shansun772/
Sanseun772/
Sansunk772/
Sunsung772/
Shonjun771/
Sansune771/
Shunsun771/
Jhonsun771/
Jonsund771/
Shomsun771/
Somseun771/
Somsoun771/
Somsunk771/
Sonsoon771/
Sansunn770/
Sõsun731/
Shanshun7114/
Shenshun718/
Chonsung713/
Johnsund712/
Soonjung712/
Somsoung712/
Joonsung712/
Sansutin711/
Joohnsun711/
Soomsung711/
Sionchun711/
Shonshon711/
Shunshun711/
Saunsuin711/
Samsun671,783/
Sansum67670/
Sanjun67110/
Cansun67106/
Somjun6791/
Sansón6738/
Somsum6726/
Conjun6716/
Sancun678/
Jansun678/
Sumsun675/
Jonzun674/
Jonjun674/
Zoncun671/
Sonzon671/
Sanzun671/
Djonssoun671/

Sonsun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonsun in the Oriya language
ସନସୁନsanasuna-

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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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  • 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 Sonsun
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