Šón Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šón Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Šon (36), Són (1), Son (904,535), Sơn (3) & Sỏn (1) are calculated separately.

Šón Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šón is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Šon, Són, Son, Sơn or Sỏn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šón? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šón live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Czechia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,316,734. In Czechia Šón is mostly concentrated in: Zlín Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Czechia it is found in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šon8936/
Són891/
Son78904,535/
Sơn783/
Sỏn781/
Šín67210/
Šen67161/
Šin67102/
Šén6724/
Zón6712/
Šan677/
Šónová676/
Xón672/
Šun671/

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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 Šón
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