O'Sullevan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

O'Sullevan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

O'Sullevan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

O'Sullevan Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Sullevan occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Sullevan? popularity and diffusion

The surname O'Sullevan is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of O'Sullevan live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

The last name O'Sullevan is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 40 percent live.

O'Sullevan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Sullevan has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the O'Sullevan surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osullevan950/
O'Sullivan9080,675/
O'Sullavan904/
O'Sullovan902/
O'Sulllivan865/
O'Suillivan862/
O'Sulliavan861/
O'Sullivain861/
O'Soullivan860/
O'Sullivant860/
Osullivan8416,041/
O'Sulivan8461/
O'Suillebhan821/
Osuillivan8013/
Oisullivan802/
O'Sullivon802/
O'Suulivan801/
O'süllivan801/
O'Suloivan801/
Oscullivan801/
Osullivann801/
Osulivan7814/
O'Sulleabhain783/
O'Suilleabhan783/
O'Sullivanová781/
O'Suilleabhain75127/
Ósullivan741/
Osollivan741/
O'Suillibhan732/
Osuilleabhan731/
Osuilleabain731/
O'Suilleabhainn7213/
Osuilleabhain70148/
O'Suileibhain700/
Osolivan671/
Osuillebham671/
Osolevon670/
Osuileabhain641/
O'Suiliobhain610/
Asulewon56553/
Asulawon561/
Osoliban561/
Ashulewon531/
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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 O'Sullevan
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