Sunay Surname
Approximately 3,035 people bear this surname
Sunay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,617 | 1:29,737 | 3,284 |
| Nigeria | 257 | 1:689,271 | 31,915 |
| Turkmenistan | 37 | 1:148,354 | 3,025 |
| Bulgaria | 35 | 1:199,397 | 10,926 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Sunay (23,328) may also be a first name.
Sunay Demographics
Average Sunay Salary in
United States
$23,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sunay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sunay (Hindi: सुनय, Marathi: सुनय, Oriya: ସୁନୟ, Russian: Сунай) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sunay.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sunay is the 146,153rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,401,168 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Sunay live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 69 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Sunay is also the 33,704th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 23,328 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,617 people, or 1 in 29,737. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 11 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Turkey Sunay occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Turkmenistan, where 1 percent are found.
Sunay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sunay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sunay surname expanded 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sunay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Sunay are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sunay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.11% more than the national average, earning 415,673 kr per year and in United States they earn 46.12% less than the national average, earning $23,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sunay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sunay in the Marathi language | ||
| सुनय | sunaya | 85.42 |
| सुनाय | sunaya | 11.46 |
| सनय | sanaya | 1.04 |
| सूनाय | sunaya | 1.04 |
| Sunay in the Hindi language | ||
| सुनय | sunaya | 71.43 |
| सुनाय | sunaya | 23.81 |
| सूनय | sunaya | 4.76 |
| Sunay in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁନୟ | sunaya | 65.52 |
| ସୁନାୟ | sunaya | 24.14 |
| ସୁନାଇ | suna'i | 3.45 |
| ସୁନଏ | suna'e | 3.45 |
| ଶୁନାୟ | sunaya | 3.45 |
| Sunay in the Russian language | ||
| Сунай | sunaj | - |
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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 Sunay
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