Sunju Surname
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Sunju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 366 | 1:483,997 | 24,298 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sunju (1,406) may also be a first name.
Sunju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sunju (Bengali: সঞ্জু, Hindi: सुन्जू, Marathi: सुंजु) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunju? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 733,258th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sunju live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sunju is also the 208,413th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 1,406 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 483,997. In Nigeria Sunju is most frequent in: Rivers, where 51 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 36 percent reside and Edo, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Sunju is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sunju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sunju in the Bengali language | ||
| সঞ্জু | sanju | - |
| Sunju in the Marathi language | ||
| सुंजु | sunju | 40 |
| सुंजू | sunju | 30 |
| संजू | sanju | 10 |
| संजु | sanju | 10 |
| सुज् | suj | 10 |
| Sunju in the Hindi language | ||
| सुन्जू | sunju | 32.84 |
| सुंजू | sunju | 25.37 |
| सुन्जु | sunju | 11.94 |
| सुंजु | sunju | 7.46 |
| सूंजू | sunju | 5.97 |
| संजू | sanju | 5.97 |
| सून्जू | sunju | 4.48 |
| सन्जू | sanju | 1.49 |
| सन्जु | sanju | 1.49 |
| सुनजु | sunaju | 1.49 |
| सून्जु | sunju | 1.49 |
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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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- 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 Sunju
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