Where Does The Last Name Sun Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sun (Arabic: صن, Bengali: সুন, Hindi: सुन, Marathi: सुन, Oriya: ସୁନ, Russian: Сун, Tibetan: སཱན་) is held by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sün or Šun. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sun? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 22^nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 370 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sun reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 6,107^th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 171,848 people.

It is most widespread in China, where it is carried by 19,324,112 people, or 1 in 71. Besides China this surname exists in 183 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 0 percent are found and Cambodia, where 0 percent are found.

Sun Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sun last name grew 19,446 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 22,538 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sun Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sun surname is predominantly Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sun are 5.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.1% less than the national average, earning €5,375 per year; in Norway they earn 8.94% less than the national average, earning 315,140 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.16% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,395 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning R 257,268 per year; in Vietnam they earn 46.73% more than the national average, earning 120,968,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 23.17% more than the national average, earning $53,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $52,792 CAD per year.