Sonshine Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Sonshine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonshine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Canada571:646,41452,764
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sonshine (37) may also be a first name.

Sonshine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonshine is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonshine? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Sonshine live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sonshine is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name globally, held by 37 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States Sonshine is most frequent in: Illinois, where 25 percent are found, Florida, where 16 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 34 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Sonshine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sonshine has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sonshine Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sonshine last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sonshine earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 21.82% more than the national average, earning $52,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 242.19% more than the national average, earning $170,011 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
  • 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 Sonshine
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