Sunek Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Sunek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1131:37,4217,568
Czechia541:196,91628,617
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Sünek (39) are calculated separately.

Sunek (61) may also be a first name.

Sunek Last Name Facts

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

Sunek (Hindi: सुनेक, Marathi: सुनके, Oriya: ସୁେନକ) occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sünek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,295,379th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Sunek reside; 65 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 61 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 37,421. In Croatia Sunek is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 86 percent live, Zagreb County, where 12 percent live and Krapina-Zagorje County, where 2 percent live. Beside Croatia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 31 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Sunek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sunek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sunek surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sünek9339/
Saunek9120/
Suneke915/
Sounek911/
Sungek911/
Suneck910/
Seuneke8327/
Schunek8316/
Sumneck831/
Sumneak831/
Sauneck830/
Shuneck830/
Junek802,194/
Sonek80260/
Sunik80223/
Sunyk8040/
Žunek8030/
Suneg808/
Zunek806/
Cunek805/
Sunec801/
Suneková778/
Schuneck770/
Sonnek731,242/
Zounek73218/
Sunnex73159/
Szinek7382/
Shonek7366/
Saunik7352/
Sounik7348/
Sunick7330/
Juneck7330/
Sumnik7327/
Seunik7324/
Sumnyk7310/
Sunike739/
Sunnyk738/
Shinek737/
Shunik736/
Shunyk736/
Sunegh736/
Soneak735/
Szonek732/
Sunnik732/
Jeunek732/
Sunhik731/
Sunyok731/
Sungec731/
Sunikg731/
Soenek731/
Zuneck730/
Counek730/
Sungik730/
Cunnek730/
Schuhniek710/
Schuneckk710/
Shumnyk67143/
Shunick67113/
Sunaike6769/
Shoneck6764/
Sutnick6762/
Rzounek6756/
Sumnick6748/
Shumnik6746/
Shaunik6735/
Schonek6732/
Sunnick6726/
Sunkova6722/
Szumnik6721/
Sounack6712/
Seunaik6710/
Shounik679/
Junecke678/
Rzaunek677/
Jugneek676/
Sounike676/
Szunyok674/
Schinek673/
Shineck672/
Sunique671/
Suneheg671/
Shuinik671/
Sonnekc671/
Shinekh671/
Szutnik671/
Sunaikh671/
Suhnick670/
Jauneck670/
Shineak670/
Sutnnik670/

Sunek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunek in the Oriya language
ସୁେନକsuenaka-
Sunek in the Hindi language
सुनेकsuneka75
सुनेकाsuneka25
Sunek in the Marathi language
सुनकेsunake66.67
सुनेकsuneka33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sunek
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