Stonken Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Stonken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stonken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609

Stonken (87) may also be a first name.

Stonken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stonken is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Stonken.

How Common Is The Last Name Stonken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 594,812th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Stonken reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 87 people.

The surname Stonken is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Apart from Malawi Stonken exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stonkienė881,388/
Stanken8624/
Stunken860/
Stonkina804/
Stonking803/
Staanken802/
Stankienė751,725/
Stankienë751/
Stoncking751/
Stankin71184/
Stankyn7111/
Stunkin714/
Stancen711/
Stankina67356/
Shtankin6722/
Stankyna6718/
Stunkina678/
Shtankyn676/
Stanchen671/
Stunkyna671/
Statengkeng671/
Stanking670/
Shtankina6312/
Shtankyna639/
Stankinova594/
Stancin5796/
Stomkin575/
Stanchin53129/

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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 Stonken
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