Sollivan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Sollivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sollivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Sollivan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sollivan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sollivan? popularity and diffusion

Sollivan is the 3,055,934th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Sollivan is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Sollivan reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States Sollivan is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 17 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Washington, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and Argentina, where 15 percent live.

Sollivan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sollivan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sollivan surname fell 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sollivan Last Name Statistics demography

Sollivan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.56% less than the national average, earning $23,058 USD 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
  • 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 Sollivan
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