Sookun Surname
Approximately 3,672 people bear this surname
Sookun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 3,453 | 1:375 | 13 |
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Sookun Demographics
Average Sookun Salary in
United States
$39,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sookun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sookun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sookun is held by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sookun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sookun is the 124,191st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,984,626 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Sookun live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.
It is most frequently used in Mauritius, where it is borne by 3,453 people, or 1 in 375. In Mauritius it is most common in: Pamplemousses District, where 23 percent live, Rivière du Rempart District, where 19 percent live and Flacq District, where 17 percent live. Apart from Mauritius this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Sookun Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sookun earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 151.27% more than the national average, earning R 597,120 per year and in United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year.
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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 Sookun
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