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

The surname Sunkur (Marathi: सुंकुर, Oriya: ଶୁୁର) is more frequently found in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunkur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 257,425th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,763,102 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Sunkur reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 103 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 1,817. In Mauritius it is mostly concentrated in: Pamplemousses District, where 32 percent reside, Flacq District, where 22 percent reside and Moka District, where 16 percent reside. Barring Mauritius it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 46 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

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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