Sungum Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Sungum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sungum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius381:34,0376,811
England181:3,095,448105,421
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sungum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sungum is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sungum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Sungum are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.

This last name is most common in Mauritius, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 34,037. In Mauritius Sungum is mostly found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 84 percent reside, Flacq District, where 11 percent reside and Rivière du Rempart District, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Mauritius Sungum occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sunggum929/
Sungoum924/
Sunghum921/
Sungnum921/
Shungum921/
Suhngum921/
Sunum91613/
Sugum9171/
Shunghum861/
Sungun83806/
Sutnum83101/
Songum8340/
Shugum8335/
Sungom8323/
Sughum8312/
Suggum839/
Sugume837/
Jungum832/
Sunnum832/
Sukgum832/
Shunum831/
Zungum831/
Sunggun7710/
Sunggom779/
Soungom776/
Sunghom775/
Sungung775/
Sougoum774/
Sunghun773/
Sungoun772/
Soughum772/
Songoum772/
Songhum771/
Saungun771/
Seungun771/
Sungaun771/
Sunheum771/
Suiggum771/
Zunum73140/
Sonum7346/
Sogum7340/
Sunom7328/
Sugom7311/
Xunum731/
Seunghun716/
Sunggung715/
Sunggunq711/
Suinghom711/
Soungoun711/
Shaumgum711/
Shunom6794/
Sungon6782/
Songun6757/
Sonhum6751/
Songom6748/
Djoungoum6734/
Shugom6710/
Jumgum677/
Zungun675/
Shogum674/
Chunum674/
Suggom674/
Sonnum673/
Suigom672/
Sonumm672/
Chugum672/
Sunnom672/
Sukgom671/
Sounom671/
Suinom671/
Sonaum671/
Zughum671/
Cheungoum671/
Seugom671/
Soungoung671/

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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 Sungum
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