Šon Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Son (904,535), Šón (3) & Són (1) are calculated separately.

Šon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šon occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Son, Šón or Són. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šon? popularity and diffusion

Šon is the 3,274,477th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šon reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Šon is most widely held in Czechia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 354,449. In Czechia Šon is most common in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 40 percent are found, South Moravian Region, where 20 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Czechia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 11 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Son89904,535/
Šón893/
Šonc86110/
Šoun8685/
Són781/
Šoten751/
Zon6713,306/
Xon678,276/
Çon672,668/
Šan677/

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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 Šon
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