Sookwan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Sookwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sookwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sookwan (10) may also be a first name.

Sookwan Last Name Facts

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

Sookwan occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sookwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Sookwan are found; 73 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 8,829,793. In Thailand Sookwan is primarily found in: Chiang Rai Province, where 50 percent are found, Krabi Province, where 13 percent are found and Pattani Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Thailand this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 9 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Sookwan
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