Sunkur Surname

257,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Sunkur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunkur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius7121:1,817268
Turkey7001:111,1739,435
France321:2,075,710171,237
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
India221:34,866,608408,224
England181:3,095,448105,421
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sunkur (103) may also be a first name.

Sunkur Last Name Facts

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

Sunkur (Marathi: सुंकुर, Oriya: ଶୁୁର) is most common in Mauritius. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunkur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sunkur is the 257,425th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,763,102 people. The last name Sunkur is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Sunkur are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. Sunkur is also the 930,172nd most common first name at a global level, borne by 103 people.

The surname Sunkur is most widely held in Mauritius, where it is borne by 712 people, or 1 in 1,817. In Mauritius Sunkur is most frequent in: Pamplemousses District, where 32 percent live, Flacq District, where 22 percent live and Moka District, where 16 percent live. Outside of Mauritius this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 46 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Sunkur Last Name Statistics demography

Sunkur earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.82% less than the national average, earning R 195,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sungkur921,222/
Shunkur92478/
Sunkure925/
Sunhkur921/
Shunkurr864/
Sungkurh861/
Sungkhur861/
Sonkur831,318/
Cunkur83213/
Junkur8328/
Sunkor833/
Zunkur831/
Junkure7722/
Shinkur7717/
Chunkur778/
Shunkor777/
Sungkor776/
Junkurt771/
Suncure771/
Jungkurt719/
Shonkhur712/
Shounkor711/
Shinkhur711/
Jungkurz710/
Junkurth710/
Sonkor67770/
Jungkurth67137/
Cuncur6792/
Zonkur6716/
Sunqor6712/
Suncor675/
Çumkur672/
Çonkur672/
Zumkur671/
Zunkor671/
Songkor6211/
Shonkor622/
Shonkhor57325/
Jungcurt5781/
Songkhor5710/
Songkorh576/
Chaumkure531/
Songkhorh531/
Zonkor501/
Soncor501/

Sunkur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunkur in the Oriya language
ଶୁୁରsuura-
Sunkur in the Marathi language
सुंकुरsunkura50
सुंकूरsunkura25
शंकरsankara25

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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 Sunkur
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