Sullavan Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sullavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sullavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:151,26114,016

Sullavan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sullavan occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sullavan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sullavan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,506,728th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Sullavan reside; 49 percent reside in Australasia and 49 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 24 percent reside, Texas, where 20 percent reside and Alabama, where 16 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 36 percent reside and New Zealand, where 14 percent reside.

Sullavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sullavan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sullavan last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sullavan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sullavan last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Sullavan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.98% less than the national average, earning $34,528 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 Sullavan
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