Sunton Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sunton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sunton (300) may also be a first name.

Sunton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sunton (Hindi: सुन्तों, Marathi: सुंटोन) is most common in Thailand. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sunton is the 3,485,539th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Sunton live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 508,767th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 300 people.

This last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 3,717,808. In Thailand Sunton is mostly concentrated in: Bangkok, where 53 percent reside, Nonthaburi Province, where 5 percent reside and Ratchaburi Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Thailand this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Sunton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sunton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sunton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunton in the Hindi language
सुन्तोंsuntom-
Sunton in the Marathi language
सुंटोनsuntona-

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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
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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 Sunton
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