Sunken Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sunken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Sünken (1) are calculated separately.

Sunken Last Name Facts

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

Sunken is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Sünken. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunken? popularity and diffusion

Sunken is the 1,403,590th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Sunken live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 2,416,393. In The United States Sunken is most common in: Illinois, where 21 percent live, Iowa, where 20 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Sunken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sunken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sunken surname increased 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sunken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sunken last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.22% registered to vote for the party.

Sunken earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,666 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sünken941/
Sungken921/
Schunken8637/
Sounkeng862/
Sungkeun862/
Seungken861/
Sunkin83182/
Sonken8382/
Junken8377/
Zunken8321/
Schuncken8054/
Shinken77890/
Shunkin77396/
Sunchen77292/
Shunkyn77106/
Juncken7785/
Saunkin7769/
Jungken7729/
Songken7728/
Sungkin7725/
Sunkina7716/
Sounkin7714/
Saunkyn776/
Soncken771/
Shonken771/
Sunkndh771/
Sonkien771/
Soenken771/
Junkent771/
Suinkin771/
Shunkenova7516/
Scheuncken751/
Schonken71982/
Shunkina71352/
Jungkenn71144/
Shunkyna71134/
Saunkina7137/
Jungkeng7113/
Suinkina715/
Shaunkin715/
Saunkyna715/
Siungkin712/
Djunkeng712/
Soencken711/
Shuenkyn711/
Zeunkeng711/
Jumnkeng711/
Sungchen711/
Shuenkin711/
Junckenn711/
Schumken710/
Junkin672,325/
Sonkin671,013/
Suncin67591/
Sonkyn6743/
Sungcheen6730/
Shungking6724/
Djounkeng6718/
Şunkin676/
Suncín674/
Sunqin673/
Shchunkyn672/
Sautenkin672/
Chounkeng672/
Junkem671/
Suingking671/
Zunkin671/
Šunkin671/
Sumkem671/
Djeunkeng671/
Sunqun671/
Cunkin670/
Schoenken670/

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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 Sunken
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