Sunje Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Sunje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Šunje (311) are calculated separately.
Sunje (51) may also be a first name.
Sunje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sunje (Hindi: सूंजे, Marathi: सुंजे) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šunje. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sunje is the 2,237,939th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Sunje live; 29 percent live in South Asia and 29 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 51 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Sunje is most common in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent live and Karnataka, where 14 percent live. Beside India Sunje exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Sweden, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sunje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sunje in the Hindi language | ||
| सूंजे | sunje | - |
| Sunje in the Marathi language | ||
| सुंजे | sunje | 85.71 |
| सुन्जे | sunje | 14.29 |
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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 Sunje
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