Sunwen Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Sunwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Sunwen (3,201) may also be a first name.
Sunwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sunwen is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sunwen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunwen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,203,767th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Sunwen reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sunwen is also the 126,916th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 3,201 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 95 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Sunwen is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 15 percent reside and Taiwan, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunwhen | 92 | 34 | / |
| Sunweng | 92 | 12 | / |
| Sunwien | 92 | 3 | / |
| Shunwen | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sunwin | 83 | 22 | / |
| Junwen | 83 | 17 | / |
| Xunwen | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sunben | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sunwwn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sounwin | 77 | 187 | / |
| Shonwen | 77 | 24 | / |
| Sonwien | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chunwen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Junweng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonwn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sounouen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sunwayne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seunouen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shounben | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sumnueng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonwin | 67 | 28 | / |
| Junwin | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sumben | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sunbin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jumwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suttinuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinwin | 62 | 25 | / |
| Shunbin | 62 | 3 | / |
| Junwing | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shumben | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sonnuen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jounueng | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chuinueng | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sumbin | 50 | 56 | / |
| Junuin | 50 | 11 | / |
| Zumben | 50 | 2 | / |
| Joonwn | 50 | 1 | / |
| Xunbin | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sümben | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Sunwen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis