Sunkur Surname
Approximately 1,530 people bear this surname
Sunkur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 712 | 1:1,817 | 268 |
| Turkey | 700 | 1:111,173 | 9,435 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sunkur (103) may also be a first name.
Sunkur Demographics
Average Sunkur Salary in
South Africa
R 195,300
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sungkur | 92 | 1,222 | / |
| Shunkur | 92 | 478 | / |
| Sunkure | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sunhkur | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shunkurr | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sungkurh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sungkhur | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sonkur | 83 | 1,318 | / |
| Cunkur | 83 | 213 | / |
| Junkur | 83 | 28 | / |
| Sunkor | 83 | 3 | / |
| Zunkur | 83 | 1 | / |
| Junkure | 77 | 22 | / |
| Shinkur | 77 | 17 | / |
| Chunkur | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shunkor | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sungkor | 77 | 6 | / |
| Junkurt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suncure | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jungkurt | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shonkhur | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shounkor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shinkhur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jungkurz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Junkurth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sonkor | 67 | 770 | / |
| Jungkurth | 67 | 137 | / |
| Cuncur | 67 | 92 | / |
| Zonkur | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sunqor | 67 | 12 | / |
| Suncor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Çumkur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Çonkur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zumkur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zunkor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songkor | 62 | 11 | / |
| Shonkor | 62 | 2 | / |
| Shonkhor | 57 | 325 | / |
| Jungcurt | 57 | 81 | / |
| Songkhor | 57 | 10 | / |
| Songkorh | 57 | 6 | / |
| Chaumkure | 53 | 1 | / |
| Songkhorh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zonkor | 50 | 1 | / |
| Soncor | 50 | 1 | / |
Sunkur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sunkur in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୁୁର | suura | - |
| Sunkur in the Marathi language | ||
| सुंकुर | sunkura | 50 |
| सुंकूर | sunkura | 25 |
| शंकर | sankara | 25 |
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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 Sunkur
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