Sund Surname

61,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Sund Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) Dweller near the narrow water passage; dweller near the ferry landing.

Sund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1091:171,86317,330
Norway1,9241:2,673240
Sweden1,6521:5,961553
Denmark6011:9,392871
Finland5691:9,6601,512
Germany5601:143,76017,343
India1621:4,734,971120,979
England1391:400,84927,632
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Australia711:380,22131,281
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Wales41:773,63329,106
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

The alternate forms: Sünd (8) are calculated separately.

Sund (450) may also be a first name.

Sund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) Dweller near the narrow water passage; dweller near the ferry landing.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sund Last Name Facts

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

Sund (Bengali: সুন্দ, Hindi: सुन्द, Marathi: सुंद, Russian: Сунд) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sünd. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sund? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,865th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 897,150 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Sund are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia. Sund is also the 403,380th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 450 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,109 people, or 1 in 171,863. In The United States Sund is most frequent in: Washington, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States Sund is found in 53 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 24 percent live and Sweden, where 20 percent live.

Sund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sund surname grew 1,883 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 6,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sund last name are 7.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sund earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning 336,634 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 140.05% more than the national average, earning R 570,456 per year; in United States they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $44,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $48,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sünd928/
Saund892,010/
Sundt891,612/
Sound891,319/
Sundh891,116/
Sunds8987/
Sundd8915/
Sundø8914/
Shund8912/
Åsund899/
Sunnd892/
Seund891/
Sun8619,702,918/
Saundh80370/
Jåsund80212/
Saunds8087/
Soundh8056/
Sundås8054/
Soundz8048/
Shaund8014/
Schund807/
Sounds802/
Shound801/
Saunnd801/
Sutynd801/
Shgund801/
Susend801/
Shunds800/
Sung7540,877/
Seun754,991/
Sune754,664/
Shun754,594/
Saun754,247/
Suin752,905/
Jund751,832/
Soun751,650/
Sond751,212/
Sunn751,192/
Sumn751,066/
Siun751,043/
Sunt75239/
Suun75205/
Cund75198/
Zund75162/
Sunh7597/
Hsun7591/
Suhn7586/
Sjun7546/
Szun7526/
Suyn7517/
Sgun7516/
Sumd7512/
Sunc756/
Sunq755/
Susn752/
Sujn752/
Ssun751/
Jsun751/
Sxun751/
Jøssund73139/
Schuind7349/
Shuindt7311/
Sundsås736/
Sunehed733/
Schundt732/
Sundova732/
Shoundh731/
Shaundh731/
Suchind731/
Sjøsund731/
Shounds730/
Saumd6738,724/
Saung675,198/
Shaun674,789/
Susin673,630/
Suing673,404/
Soung672,141/
Shoun672,048/
Sahun671,945/
Jundt671,839/
Sutin671,487/
Susen671,091/
Suçin671,081/
Sondh671,074/
Seung671,068/
Shind671,067/
Sohun67995/
Soune67961/
Schuindt67897/
Shung67742/
Sunte67655/
Shuin67543/
Sungh67520/
Saunt67470/
Sunne67393/
Saune67389/
Chund67365/
Suine67337/
Shunn67289/
Shune67260/
Sheun67230/
Suten67150/
Schun67133/
Sungg6799/
Zundt6798/
Hsung6775/
Suynh6760/
Sungy6757/
Susyn6753/
Suntz6747/
Suinh6743/
Sucin6741/
Sunth6740/
Suinn6736/
Soond6733/
Jhund6724/
Seune6721/
Shond6721/
Sondt6721/
Susín6720/
Sunts6720/
Shunt6719/
Siunh6719/
Sumne6717/
Sugne6716/
Sount6716/
Hsaun6715/
Sušen6713/
Cundh6713/
Jound6712/
Sutyn679/
Sunhh678/
Susne678/
Sunhe677/
Sjoun676/
Suhyn676/
Sutng675/
Hsiun675/
Sunnh675/
Sounn675/
Shgun675/
Sucen675/
Sunnå675/
Sounq675/
Suttn674/
Saunn674/
Sutne673/
Shundova673/
Zuind673/
Sonnd672/
Shumn672/
Sounh672/
Sgoun672/
Juind672/
Ssgun671/
Jundh671/
Jeund671/
Cundt671/
Cuund671/
Zeund671/
Zunds671/
Zaund671/
Shuyn671/
Sumnt671/
Susng671/
Sumdz671/
Suyhn671/
Suint671/
Suink671/
Shuun671/
Schuintd671/
Jaund671/
Junds671/
Seunh671/
Szunk671/
Suşin671/
Suumd671/
Djund671/
Jshun671/
Sunqu671/
Saumn671/
Siunn671/
Sunnt671/
Sumng671/
Szuin671/
Zcund671/
Jsung671/
Jsutn671/
Hseun671/
Zound670/
Schumndt670/
Souhn670/
Suynn670/
Suyne670/
Scunt670/
Shuhn670/

Sund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sund in the Marathi language
सुंदsunda-
Sund in the Bengali language
সুন্দsunda80
সান্ডsanda20
Sund in the Hindi language
सुन्दsunda72.73
सुन्दरsundara9.09
सुन्डsunda3.03
सुनदsunada3.03
सुण्डsunda3.03
सूंडsunda1.52
सुंदsunda1.52
Sund in the Russian language
Сундsund-

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