Šunik Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šunik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šunik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

The alternate forms: Sunik (223), Šuník (32) & Šúnik (23) are calculated separately.

Šunik Last Name Facts

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

Šunik is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sunik, Šuník or Šúnik. Click here for other possible spellings of Šunik.

How Common Is The Last Name Šunik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šunik live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,181,497. In Czechia Šunik is most frequent in: South Bohemian Region, where 56 percent live and Plzeň Region, where 44 percent live. Aside from Czechia Šunik is found in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sunik93223/
Šuník9332/
Šúnik9323/
Šumnik91132/
Šaunik913/
Šuniková777/
Zeunik7381/
Saunik7352/
Sounik7348/
Šumník7331/
Sunick7330/
Sumnik7327/
Seunik7324/
Sunike739/
Shunik736/
Šouník735/
Zaunik735/
Sunnik732/
Sunhik731/
Sunikg731/
Zounik731/
Sungik730/
Zaunick67195/
Shunick67113/
Chutnik67101/
Chunick6793/
Sunaike6769/
Sutnick6762/
Sumnick6748/
Shumnik6746/
Shaunik6735/
Sunnick6726/
Szumnik6721/
Seunaik6710/
Shounik679/
Sounike676/
Shuinik671/
Ceunick671/
Zaunigk671/
Szutnik671/
Sunaikh671/
Chusnik671/
Sutnnik670/
Suhnick670/

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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 Šunik
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