O Sullivan Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

O Sullivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O Sullivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
England291:1,921,31276,208
Wales211:147,35910,403
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Norway121:428,52437,411
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Ô Sullivan (1) are calculated separately.

O Sullivan Last Name Facts

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

The surname O Sullivan is found most in Thailand. It may occur in the variant forms: Ô Sullivan. Click here for other possible spellings of O Sullivan.

How Common Is The Last Name O Sullivan? popularity and diffusion

The last name O Sullivan is the 1,338,236th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 43 percent of O Sullivan live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Tai-Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 1,023,744. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 30 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 17 percent are found and Songkhla Province, where 16 percent are found. Not including Thailand this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Wales, where 13 percent are found.

O Sullivan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount O Sullivan earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.13% more than the national average, earning 391,504 kr per year and in Canada they earn 2.18% less than the national average, earning $48,598 CAD per year.

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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 O Sullivan
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