Sullen Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

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

Sullen Surname Definition:

From disposition.

Sullen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4801:755,12358,932
England141:3,979,861125,553
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Sullen (376) may also be a first name.

Sullen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From disposition.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Soulaines, a commune and market town of France, dep. Aube, on the Soulaine. Lower, under Sellen, Sellens, says he can prove, by the evidence of parish registers, &c., in Sussex, that these names are corrupted from the ancient surname of Selwyn.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sullen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sullen (Hindi: सुल्लें) is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sullen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 602,749th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,150,575 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Sullen are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sullen is also the 447,400th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 376 people.

Sullen is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 480 people, or 1 in 755,123. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 23 percent reside, Louisiana, where 18 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Sullen exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Turkey, where 2 percent reside.

Sullen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sullen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sullen last name increased 889 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sullen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sullen surname are 5.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.08% registered with the political party.

Sullen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.29% less than the national average, earning $35,257 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scullen92739/
Suillen9216/
Shullen9213/
Sulleng9210/
Sullien922/
Sullesn921/
Suyllen921/
Soullen920/
Saullen920/
Sulen91430/
Sulln913/
Schullen869/
Scuillen862/
Sullienn861/
Cullen8376,565/
Suelen83960/
Suilen83243/
Sullin83170/
Soulen83159/
Suleng83144/
Suylen83127/
Seulen83124/
Saulen83110/
Sollen8349/
Sulien8333/
Sulemn8324/
Suluen8323/
Szulen8320/
Jullen8311/
Suleen839/
Shulen838/
Siulen838/
Sulent836/
Sulenk836/
Sullem834/
Sullyn831/
Sutlen830/
Sausellen802/
Suln802/
Scullin771,562/
Sollien77696/
Souleng77358/
Soulenq77149/
Suijlen7792/
Saulenc7760/
Schulen7754/
Sulling7746/
Shillen7745/
Juillen7739/
Chullen7734/
Sullion7722/
Culleen7714/
Sullina779/
Giullen778/
Cullenn775/
Sauleng775/
Shulien775/
Soullin774/
Sulheen774/
Sauleen773/
Siuleen773/
Saulaen773/
Shollen772/
Soellen772/
Suttlen772/
Zuillen772/
Saullin772/
Culllen771/
Sullinn771/
Sullint771/
Soulemn771/
Sheulen771/
Sueleen771/
Shoulen771/
Jullent771/
Sollehn771/
Susleen771/
Suehlen771/
Suleemn771/
Djullen771/
Scaulen770/
Shuleen770/
Suhllne770/
Seullin770/
Sulin732,996/
Julen73836/
Solen73800/
Sulem73514/
Culen73336/
Sülen73226/
Zulen73176/
Sulyn7391/
Sauln7324/
Sulne7320/
Sulén7313/
Szuln736/
Sulng734/
Suhln732/
Culln731/
Šulen731/
Scheulen71952/
Saulienė71523/
Schulien71429/
Shillenn7194/
Sulenova7120/
Schuhlen7114/
Schullin7112/
Schuelen714/
Saulheen713/
Shuilien712/
Suleheng712/
Schuilen712/
Sollehen712/
Saulling711/
Hsiulien711/
Hsuilien711/
Schulenk711/
Shulglin711/
Suilling711/
Suthlend711/
Schuylen711/
Schoulen711/
Souhleen711/
Sulenová711/
Sheuleun711/
Soulemne711/
Saulehen711/
Schüllen711/
Soullion710/
Shulling710/
Schulent710/
Shilleen710/
Suillion710/
Suslin673,556/
Sulina671,528/
Cullin671,076/
Saulin67955/
Solien67881/
Suling67803/
Shulin67540/
Seulin67536/
Sollin67213/
Zuylen67161/
Jullin67157/
Sollén67152/
Ceulen67137/
Schoellen67128/
Sulyna67122/
Sjulin67118/
Shulyn67112/
Søilen67103/
Shilen6799/
Zuilen6799/
Shulem6796/
Juleen6790/
Cuylen6778/
Sulgin6777/
Juslen6777/
Juleng6773/
Sulion6763/
Saulyn6760/
Soulin6758/
Soelen6758/
Shulenova6756/
Sholen6738/
Szulin6735/
Suleem6732/
Suilin6732/
Soulem6729/
Zullin6725/
Sulhin6724/
Suelin6718/
Saulenova6717/
Schulling6717/
Zhulen6715/
Zollen6715/
Soolen6715/
Sutlin6713/
Suglin6712/
Chulen6712/
Culeen6711/
Solenn6710/
Zuelen678/
Soleen678/
Jhulen677/
Suilem676/
Zulhen676/
Szuleń676/
Giulen675/
Sjolen675/
Juhlen675/
Juilen674/
Jeulen674/
Siulin673/
Soulne672/
Saulem672/
Julend671/
Julent671/
Joulen671/
Suilenova671/
Suttln671/
Sulynn671/
Ssulin671/
Sulhem671/
Jaulen671/
Jullem671/
Saulne671/
Schollehn671/
Sculin671/
Sulimn671/
Suulin671/
Solehn671/
Suhlyn671/
Zulien671/
Schullion670/
Juillendt670/
Juulen670/
Culenn670/
Shueln670/

Sullen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sullen in the Hindi language
सुल्लेंsullem-

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