Sullyvan Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Sullyvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sullyvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sullyvan (261) may also be a first name.

Sullyvan Last Name Facts

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

Sullyvan is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sullyvan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sullyvan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Sullyvan are found; 30 percent are found in Western Europe and 30 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 550,922nd most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 261 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil Sullyvan is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 57 percent are found, Goiás, where 29 percent are found and Federal District, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Sullyvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sullyvan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sullyvan surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Sullyvan
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