Sunega Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Sunega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Slovakia531:100,68819,203
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Suñega (518) & Súnega (1) are calculated separately.

Sunega (22) may also be a first name.

Sunega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sunega (Marathi: सुनेगा) is most common in Brazil. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Suñega or Súnega. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunega? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 914,967th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Sunega live; 32 percent live in Southeast Asia and 26 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Sunega is also the 2,301,746th most common first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,973,255. In Brazil Sunega is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 88 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 7 percent reside and Paraná, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Slovakia, where 18 percent reside.

Sunega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sunega has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sunega surname expanded 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sunega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sunega last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sunega earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.74% more than the national average, earning $56,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suñega94518/
Súnega941/
Suniega921,307/
Szunega9211/
Sunegha929/
Suneiga928/
Sunhega927/
Suneega921/
Suenega921/
Sunniega861/
Sunaga8321,005/
Suniga834,366/
Zunega8378/
Sonega8345/
Junega8311/
Sunyga832/
Sunege831/
Suenaga7731,105/
Zuniega773,597/
Soniega771,078/
Suinaga77230/
Sonnega77215/
Sunhiga7761/
Suñiega7720/
Zuneiga777/
Sonegau776/
Sunniga774/
Sunigas774/
Shuniga773/
Soneiga771/
Sunaiga771/
Zuenega771/
Sunagai771/
Sunigaz771/
Suñga733,003/
Shuñiega713/
Scienega711/
Zunniega711/
Zueniega711/
Sunigapp711/
Zuniga67111,848/
Sonego673,828/
Sunago671,953/
Suñiga671,740/
Cunego67766/
Zuñega67476/
Soniga67425/
Cuniga6740/
Sunogo6726/
Junego6710/
Zunaga678/
Juniga676/
Sunigo675/
Suñaga674/
Šuniga673/
Zunoga673/
Zonega673/
Cinega672/
Sunahagai671/
Súniga671/
Sonyga671/
Szuñga671/
Sónego671/
Suñoga671/
Sunige670/

Sunega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunega in the Marathi language
सुनेगाsunega90.91
सुिनलsuinala9.09

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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 Sunega
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