Sulliven Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Sulliven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulliven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:149,90713,916

Sulliven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sulliven is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulliven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sulliven is the 2,808,717th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Sulliven is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Sulliven live; 81 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States Sulliven is primarily found in: Texas, where 22 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and Alabama, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Sulliven is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Sulliven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sulliven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sulliven last name decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sulliven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sulliven surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sulliven earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.07% less than the national average, earning $33,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.82% less than the national average, earning $36,854 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
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  • 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 Sulliven
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