Sunders Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Sunders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Sunders (17) may also be a first name.

Sunders Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sunders (Hindi: सुन्दर) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sunders click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunders? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Sunders reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sunders is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Sunders is most common in: Virginia, where 12 percent reside, Minnesota, where 11 percent reside and Louisiana, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent reside and Mauritius, where 4 percent reside.

Sunders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sunders has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sunders surname rose 330 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sunders Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sunders surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sunders are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sunders earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.42% less than the national average, earning $26,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sunders Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunders in the Hindi language
सुन्दरsundara-

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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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  • 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 Sunders
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