Sonun Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Sonun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 332 | 1:212,766 | 35,550 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Sonun (660) may also be a first name.
Sonun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonun (Hindi: सोनूं, Marathi: सोनुन, Russian: Сонун) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonun is the 814,680th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sonun live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Tai-Asia. Sonun is also the 323,152nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 660 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 212,766. In Thailand Sonun is most numerous in: Phrae Province, where 70 percent live, Mae Hong Son Province, where 20 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Thailand Sonun occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Mexico, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonun in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनुन | sonuna | 69.23 |
| सोनुनाने | sonunane | 15.38 |
| सोनुं | sonum | 15.38 |
| Sonun in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनूं | sonum | 50 |
| सोनुं | sonum | 20 |
| सोनूँ | sonum | 10 |
| सोनु | sonu | 10 |
| सोनून् | sonun | 10 |
| Sonun in the Russian language | ||
| Сонун | sonun | - |
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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 Sonun
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