Sontun Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sontun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sontun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand4631:152,56724,203
India71:109,580,769786,157

Sontun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sontun is most common in Thailand. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sontun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sontun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 645,032nd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,505,417 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sontun are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The last name Sontun is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 463 people, or 1 in 152,567. In Thailand Sontun is most numerous in: Kanchanaburi Province, where 97 percent reside, Nonthaburi Province, where 2 percent reside and Samut Prakan Province, where 1 percent reside. Barring Thailand this surname exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sontung9292/
Sonthung86191/
Sonthoun862/
Santun83312/
Sonton83217/
Sontum8375/
Somtun8310/
Suntun837/
Sounton77413/
Sonthon77302/
Santune77243/
Santung77121/
Sanhtun7730/
Suntung7716/
Soonton779/
Shantun779/
Shonton778/
Shontum775/
Soontum773/
Sandtun773/
Somthun772/
Santoun772/
Jontung771/
Sontoon771/
Jonthun770/
Santunn770/
Santhune7172/
Soonthon7134/
Somthung7129/
Santahun711/
Shantung711/
Sounthon711/
Cantun671,630/
Suntum6773/
Jantun6760/
Jomtun6737/
Zonton6718/
Santón675/
Santum675/
Soonthonh671/
Somtum671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sontun
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