Sullivn Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Sullivn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sullivn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sullivn Last Name Facts

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

Sullivn has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sullivn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Sullivn is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Sullivn are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sullivn is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 33 percent live, Indiana, where 17 percent live and New Hampshire, where 17 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent live and Ireland, where 8 percent live.

Sullivn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sullivn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sullivn last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sullivn Last Name Statistics demography

Sullivn earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulivnn860/
Sulliwin800/
Sullyven800/
Suliben7123/
Suliwin715/
Shuliben674/
Shulebin673/
Suliowin670/
Sollewijn6340/
Shulebina631/
Schulleben591/
Shuttlewin590/
Solewin5736/
Soliben5725/
Solibin571/
Chulibin53103/
Zhulebin5332/
Zhulybin535/

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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 Sullivn
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