Sunthar Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sunthar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunthar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
India471:16,320,540259,912
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sunthar (187) may also be a first name.

Sunthar Last Name Facts

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

Sunthar (Hindi: सुंथार, Marathi: सुंथार) is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunthar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 704,927th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. The last name Sunthar is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Sunthar reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 665,130th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 187 people.

The last name Sunthar is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Not including Sri Lanka it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suntahar934/
Suntar92106/
Suinthart880/
Shuntar864/
Sunthor864/
Suntard864/
Sundtar861/
Suntare861/
Junthar861/
Shonthar8021/
Jhunthar806/
Sunthorp801/
Sauntare801/
Schuntar800/
Cuntar771,968/
Süntar77180/
Juntar77100/
Žuntar7743/
Šuntar776/
Suntor776/
Sontar775/
Zuntar772/
Suntarova754/
Shintar71416/
Chuntar717/
Chutinthar711/
Tcuntar711/
Soumtar711/
Suntour711/
Schoenthar711/
Zountar711/
Juntart711/
Sonttar710/
Chunttar671/
Junteard671/
Chhuntar671/
Soonthor671/

Sunthar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunthar in the Hindi language
सुंथारsunthara75
सुन्थरsunthara25
Sunthar in the Marathi language
सुंथारsunthara66.67
सुंदरsundara33.33

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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 Sunthar
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