Sunam Surname
Approximately 3,546 people bear this surname
Sunam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,514 | 1:506,648 | 25,428 |
| Nepal | 1,260 | 1:22,604 | 1,010 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Turkey | 56 | 1:1,389,668 | 55,875 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Sunam (8,737) may also be a first name.
Sunam Demographics
Sunam Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sunam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sunam (Bengali: সুনম, Hindi: सुनम, Marathi: सुनम, Oriya: ସୁନାମ, Russian: Сунам) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 127,861st most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,055,145 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sunam live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 67,037th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 8,737 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 1,514 people, or 1 in 506,648. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 50 percent live, Odisha, where 14 percent live and Sikkim, where 7 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 36 percent live and Bangladesh, where 13 percent live.
Sunam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sunam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sunam last name fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sunam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sunam surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sunam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sunam in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁନାମ | sunama | 94.36 |
| ସୁନମ | sunama | 2.46 |
| ଶୁନାମ | sunama | 1.59 |
| ସୁନମ୍ | sunam | 0.43 |
| ମୁେନ | muena | 0.14 |
| ସୂନାମ | sunama | 0.14 |
| Sunam in the Hindi language | ||
| सुनम | sunama | 89.28 |
| सूनम | sunama | 3.99 |
| सुनाम | sunama | 3.74 |
| सोनम | sonama | 0.5 |
| सूनाम | sunama | 0.25 |
| सुणम | sunama | 0.25 |
| Sunam in the Bengali language | ||
| সুনম | sunama | 80.58 |
| সুনাম | sunama | 17.27 |
| সোনম | sonama | 1.44 |
| Sunam in the Marathi language | ||
| सुनम | sunama | 46.67 |
| सुनाम | sunama | 40 |
| सुञाम | sunama | 2.22 |
| सुनमज | sunamaja | 2.22 |
| सुिनल | suinala | 2.22 |
| सोनम | sonama | 1.11 |
| पुनम | punama | 1.11 |
| सूनम | sunama | 1.11 |
| सुदाम | sudama | 1.11 |
| Sunam in the Russian language | ||
| Сунам | sunam | - |
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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 Sunam
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