Sunwang Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Sunwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1061:221,1771,883
China141:97,665,8265,141
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sunwang (454) may also be a first name.

Sunwang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sunwang is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunwang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sunwang is the 1,596,935th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sunwang reside; 94 percent reside in East Asia and 94 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 401,195th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 454 people.

Sunwang is most common in Taiwan, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 221,177. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Kaohsiung City, where 37 percent live, Tainan City, where 20 percent live and Taoyuan City, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan Sunwang is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in China, where 11 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shunwang931/
Sunwong8624/
Sunbang8623/
Junwang864/
Sonwang863/
Sunhuang80125/
Chunwang8065/
Sumnuang8056/
Sounvang801/
Sunwoong801/
Sumwuang801/
Sutinwong7524/
Sungnuang754/
Sounveang751/
Sumbang711,620/
Sonwong71481/
Sonuang71459/
Junwong71108/
Suchinuang7137/
Suchinwong7112/
Suttinwong712/
Sumwong711/
Junuang711/
Sunbong711/
Soumbang6763/
Chunuang6749/
Sumbeang6730/
Chunwong6713/
Suimbang678/
Soumvang678/
Suchinnuang674/
Zunhuang673/
Junhuang672/
Xunhuang671/
Junveang671/

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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 Sunwang
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