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 found most in Malawi. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stonken? popularity and diffusion

Stonken is the 594,812th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Stonken are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Stonken is also the 1,024,927th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 87 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Stonken
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