Sunkun Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sunkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand7921:89,19012,392
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sunkun (292) may also be a first name.

Sunkun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sunkun (Hindi: सुनकुन, Russian: Сункун) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunkun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sunkun is the 430,675th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sunkun live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 516,683rd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 292 people.

The surname is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 792 people, or 1 in 89,190. In Thailand Sunkun is mostly concentrated in: Buriram Province, where 50 percent are found, Chonburi Province, where 11 percent are found and Bangkok, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Thailand Sunkun occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sungkun9216/
Saunkun922/
Sunkung921/
Sunkaun921/
Shunkun921/
Sunkoune865/
Sungkhun862/
Sungkeun862/
Sonkun83352/
Junkun8328/
Sunkon832/
Sungkeung801/
Junkuhn77138/
Songkun7777/
Junkunc7764/
Sunkhum7764/
Junkhun7717/
Shinkun7714/
Jungkun779/
Sungkon774/
Sunkhon771/
Soonkun771/
Junkcun771/
Shumkun771/
Shunkunova751/
Sungkhum7123/
Sungkhon715/
Chunkhun714/
Jungkuhn712/
Junkaung711/
Jungkhun711/
Sunhkhon711/
Sungkoon711/
Chunkung711/
Chunkoun711/
Jungkeun711/
Sonkon67297/
Chusinkun67131/
Cuncun6778/
Junkum6729/
Sumkum673/
Suncon672/
Juncun671/
Chungkung671/
Jungkunth671/
Junngkhun671/

Sunkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunkun in the Hindi language
सुनकुनsunakuna-
Sunkun in the Russian language
Сункунsunkun-

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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 Sunkun
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