Sunday Surname
Approximately 701,708 people bear this surname
Sunday Surname Definition:
(English) a nickname and pers. name from the day [Middle English sunedai, sunnedei, etc., Old English sunnan-dœg]
Sunday Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 640,471 | 1:277 | 29 |
| Uganda | 39,404 | 1:991 | 93 |
| South Sudan | 5,284 | 1:2,160 | 418 |
| United States | 4,293 | 1:84,430 | 9,561 |
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Ghana | 2,009 | 1:13,450 | 1,752 |
| Tanzania | 1,705 | 1:31,051 | 3,676 |
| Liberia | 1,375 | 1:3,206 | 419 |
| Cameroon | 970 | 1:21,411 | 2,916 |
| Zimbabwe | 620 | 1:24,900 | 3,782 |
| Kenya | 609 | 1:75,829 | 7,087 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Canada | 251 | 1:146,795 | 15,033 |
| England | 226 | 1:246,540 | 20,052 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| South Africa | 143 | 1:378,865 | 33,977 |
| Spain | 112 | 1:417,429 | 22,452 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| Zambia | 41 | 1:386,583 | 19,508 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 672 | 1:74,730 | 7,978 |
Sunday (1,541,982) may also be a first name.
Sunday Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) a nickname and pers. name from the day [Middle English sunedai, sunnedei, etc., Old English sunnan-dœg]
Sunday Demographics
Average Sunday Salary in
United States
$42,260 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sunday Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunday Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sunday (Arabic: الآحد, Hindi: सुन्दाय, Marathi: सुंडय) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunday? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 756th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,385 people. The last name Sunday is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sunday are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sunday is also the 471st most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 1,541,982 people.
The surname Sunday is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 640,471 people, or 1 in 277. In Nigeria Sunday is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent are found, Rivers, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 97 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and South Sudan, where 1 percent are found.
Sunday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sunday has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sunday surname expanded 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,825 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sunday Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (95%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Sunday last name are 15.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.88% being registered with the party.
The amount Sunday earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.19% less than the national average, earning R 87,480 per year; in United States they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $42,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,461 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sunday Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday in the Hindi language | ||
| सुन्दाय | sundaya | 66.67 |
| सुंडया | sundaya | 33.33 |
| Sunday in the Marathi language | ||
| सुंडय | sundaya | 52.78 |
| सुंदय | sundaya | 16.67 |
| सुन्डय | sundaya | 11.11 |
| सुंदाय | sundaya | 8.33 |
| सुंडाय | sundaya | 5.56 |
| सून्डय | sundaya | 2.78 |
| सूंडय | sundaya | 2.78 |
| Sunday in the Arabic language | ||
| الآحد | alahd | - |
| الأحد | alahd | - |
| الاحد | alahd | - |
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