Sunka Surname
Approximately 1,697 people bear this surname
Sunka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,246 | 1:615,622 | 29,485 |
| Ukraine | 131 | 1:347,501 | 43,172 |
| Zambia | 59 | 1:268,643 | 15,815 |
| Peru | 59 | 1:538,714 | 14,638 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Turkey | 21 | 1:3,705,782 | 95,296 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Šunka (38) are calculated separately.
Sunka (1,508) may also be a first name.
Sunka Demographics
Average Sunka Salary in
United States
$39,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sunka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sunka (Hindi: सुनका, Marathi: सुंका, Oriya: ସୁା, Russian: Сунка) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Šunka. Click here for other possible spellings of Sunka.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 236,740th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,294,370 people. The surname Sunka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Sunka are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sunka is also the 200,119th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,508 people.
The surname Sunka is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 1,246 people, or 1 in 615,622. In India Sunka is most frequent in: Telangana, where 75 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.
Sunka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sunka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 139 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sunka Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sunka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,970 per year; in United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.28% less than the national average, earning $29,176 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sunka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sunka in the Hindi language | ||
| सुनका | sunaka | 74.63 |
| सुंका | sunka | 11.94 |
| सूंका | sunka | 7.46 |
| सुन्का | sunka | 2.99 |
| सून्का | sunka | 1.49 |
| शुंका | sunka | 1.49 |
| Sunka in the Marathi language | ||
| सुंका | sunka | 62.26 |
| सुनका | sunaka | 31.96 |
| सुनक | sunaka | 1.65 |
| सुन्का | sunka | 1.1 |
| सूंका | sunka | 1.1 |
| सुका | suka | 0.28 |
| सूनका | sunaka | 0.28 |
| सुकां | sukam | 0.28 |
| Sunka in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁା | sua | 41.18 |
| ସୁନ୍କା | sunka | 17.65 |
| ଶୁା | sua | 17.65 |
| ସୁନକା | sunaka | 11.76 |
| ଶୁନ୍କା | sunka | 5.88 |
| ସୁକ | suka | 5.88 |
| Sunka in the Russian language | ||
| Сунка | sunka | - |
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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 Sunka
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