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) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sunton.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunton? popularity and diffusion

Sunton is the 3,485,539th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Sunton reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 508,767th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 300 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 3,717,808. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 53 percent live, Nonthaburi Province, where 5 percent live and Ratchaburi Province, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand Sunton is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Sunton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sunton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sunton surname declined 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Sunton
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