Sunar Surname

2,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Sunar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal199,3241:14329
India16,4691:46,5763,227
Turkey7,9771:9,7561,293
Indonesia1,5281:86,5519,078
Qatar1,0361:2,276199
Malaysia4041:73,0065,267
United Arab Emirates2561:35,7903,775
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Bhutan1851:3,330209
England701:795,97243,050
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Austria201:425,77243,235
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Northern Cyprus181:17,7234,398
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
France31:22,140,907385,998
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Sunár (1) & Suñar (1) are calculated separately.

Sunar (31,842) may also be a first name.

Sunar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sunar (Bengali: সোনার, Hindi: सुनार, Marathi: सुनार, Oriya: ସୁନାର, Russian: Сунар, Tibetan: སུ་ནར།) is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Sunár or Suñar. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sunar is the 2,421st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 31,994 people. The surname Sunar occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sunar reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sunar is also the 26,642nd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 31,842 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nepal, where it is borne by 199,324 people, or 1 in 143. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Bheri, where 20 percent reside, Rapti, where 17 percent reside and Lumbini, where 16 percent reside. Beside Nepal this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Turkey, where 4 percent reside.

Sunar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sunar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sunar last name grew 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sunar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sunar surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sunar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $45,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.12% less than the national average, earning $41,179 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sunár931/
Suñar931/
Saunar911,091/
Sungar91774/
Sunnar91310/
Shunar91108/
Sutnar9176/
Susnar9157/
Sunart9155/
Sunare9147/
Sunair9144/
Sumnar9116/
Sounar918/
Suenar918/
Sunhar917/
Sunaar917/
Sugnar916/
Sunard916/
Sunear914/
Suinar913/
Suunar911/
Suynar911/
Sunarr911/
Shunnar8391/
Sunhare8380/
Saunard8365/
Sounart8359/
Sunahar8346/
Saungar8326/
Sounare8317/
Sunaart8310/
Sunnard836/
Sunaard834/
Sunnair833/
Soungar833/
Sounard833/
Saunnar832/
Sahunar831/
Shunair831/
Shunard831/
Sunnear831/
Sunahur831/
Suttnar831/
Sugnard831/
Shumnar831/
Shuunar831/
Sungaur831/
Sunaure831/
Sunairz831/
Schunar830/
Seunard830/
Siunarh830/
Sumnard830/
Sounear830/
Sonar80149,022/
Cunar8030,210/
Junar80207/
Sunor8087/
Žunar8035/
Zunar809/
Suignard77576/
Sunarova7728/
Shahunar772/
Schunarz771/
Shuinard771/
Shounard771/
Sungnart771/
Schunart770/
Sonnar731,788/
Junare731,392/
Shinar73387/
Chunar73311/
Junnar73302/
Caunar73233/
Zounar73230/
Zunair73146/
Junair7366/
Shonar7355/
Junard7352/
Zaunar7352/
Suneir7343/
Soenar7341/
Soonar7337/
Sünear7335/
Cunnar7333/
Djunar7323/
Sonaar7318/
Zungar7312/
Sungor7312/
Sumnor7311/
Junhar7311/
Sunoor7310/
Zugnar739/
Çungar738/
Sonear735/
Sunore735/
Sonarh735/
Junart735/
Sonarr734/
Juinar734/
Zunare733/
Jounar733/
Sounor732/
Shunor732/
Cuinar732/
Sunhor732/
Jumnar731/
Junaur731/
Jutnar731/
Saunor731/
Szonar731/
Ssonar731/
Sunnor731/
Zunear731/
Cuynar731/
Suneur731/
Sugnor730/
Sunour730/
Schounart7110/
Schunhart719/
Schunardt711/
Suingnard711/
Junnare67571/
Jaunard6768/
Chunarr6768/
Shinnar6744/
Sungour6744/
Jaunart6731/
Sounoor6731/
Schinar6726/
Chunnar6726/
Shinhar6721/
Saunoor6716/
Junhare676/
Chaunar676/
Zunnare674/
Junnarp674/
Jaunare674/
Jhaunar673/
Zunajre672/
Shinaar672/
Junaire672/
Junaare671/
Junnair671/
Saunnor671/
Jaunhar671/
Cuynair671/
Chuhnar671/
Chunaar671/
Chunare671/
Zausnar671/
Shungor671/
Sugnoor671/
Jounair671/
Shinaur671/
Chugnar671/
Cuinair671/
Sounour671/
Soonarh671/
Sonharh671/
Cunnair670/
Schunor670/
Chunard670/
Southnarth670/
Suitnor670/
Sunoure670/
Shonaur670/
Juneard670/

Sunar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunar in the Oriya language
ସୁନାରsunara90.63
ଶୁନାରsunara5.29
ସୁନରsunara0.72
ସୂନାରsunara0.48
ସୂତାରsutara0.24
ସୁନାsuna0.24
ସୁରsura0.24
ସୁଣରsunara0.24
ସୁନାର୍sunar0.24
Sunar in the Marathi language
सुनारsunara90.36
सुनरsunara2.21
सोनारsonara2.09
सुणारsunara1.63
सूनारsunara0.7
सुतारsutara0.46
सुनारेsunare0.46
Sunar in the Tibetan language
སུ་ནར།sunar86.4
སུན་ཝར།sünwar5.6
སུན་ནར།sünnar4.8
སུ་ནརsunar2.4
སུ་ནར་།sunar0.8
Sunar in the Bengali language
সোনারsonara60
সুনারsunara40
Sunar in the Hindi language
सुनारsunara51.16
सुनरsunara46.37
सूनारsunara0.99
सूनरsunara0.99
सुनराsunara0.17
Sunar in the Russian language
Сунарsunar-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sunar
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