Sunkan Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sunkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand761:929,452144,548
India121:63,922,115578,870
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247

Sunkan (499) may also be a first name.

Sunkan Last Name Facts

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

Sunkan (Marathi: सुंकन, Oriya: ସୁାନ) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunkan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sunkan reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Sunkan is also the 379,662nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 499 people.

The last name Sunkan is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 929,452. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Chanthaburi Province, where 39 percent live, Samut Prakan Province, where 24 percent live and Bangkok, where 20 percent live. Besides Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and Turkey, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sunkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunkan in the Oriya language
ସୁାନsuana-
Sunkan in the Marathi language
सुंकनsunkana-

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