Suwun Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Suwun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suwun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1121:185,43819,429
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Suwun (209) may also be a first name.

Suwun Last Name Facts

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

Suwun occurs most in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suwun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Suwun occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Suwun are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Suwun is also the 625,736th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 209 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 185,438. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent are found, Centre Region, where 29 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Suwun is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shuwun914/
Suwwun911/
Subun801,243/
Suwon8061/
Suvun8017/
Juwun805/
Sowun804/
Saubun7391/
Suibun7328/
Suvoun736/
Chuwun735/
Juwung734/
Suvaun733/
Subhun732/
Subaun732/
Shiwun732/
Shubun731/
Suboun731/
Souwon731/
Subuin731/
Soubun731/
Suubun731/
Shuwon731/
Shubuhn6747/
Chuwung6714/
Shuiwon671/
Souboun671/
Chuwund671/
Saubaun671/
Shubhun671/
Seuhwon671/
Shaubun671/
Shoubun671/

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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 Suwun
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