Hullivan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Hullivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hullivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hullivan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hullivan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Hullivan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hullivan? popularity and diffusion

Hullivan is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Hullivan is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hullivan live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Hullivan is mostly concentrated in: Connecticut, where 67 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 33 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent reside.

Hullivan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hullivan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hullivan surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ullivan936/
Hulivan930/
Gullivan8843/
Hulivand886/
Eullivan883/
Jullivan882/
Hulevan803/
Gulivan802/
Julivan802/
Ulliwan801/
Uleivan801/
Illivan801/
Huluvan801/
Chuliwan75100/
Gulliban7547/
Ollivain7511/
Gullevan751/
Hullibon750/
Gaulivan750/
Houliban750/
Gullivon750/
Ulivanova71265/
Ilivan7134/
Uluvan714/
Hollaiban712/
Ulevan710/
Guliban67382/
Ollivon67245/
Ulaiwan671/
Oelivan671/
Illiwan671/
Eulivon671/

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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
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  • 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 Hullivan
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