Sunian Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Sunian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 47 | 1:2,154,005 | 122,929 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
The alternate forms: Suñian (3) are calculated separately.
Sunian (3,827) may also be a first name.
Sunian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sunian (Arabic: سونيان, Oriya: ସୁନିଆଁ) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Suñian. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunian? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,047,559th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Sunian occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sunian live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 113,583rd most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 3,827 people.
It is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 2,154,005. In The Philippines Sunian is primarily found in: Eastern Visayas, where 64 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 17 percent reside and Ilocos, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sunian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sunian in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁନିଆଁ | suni'am | 93.14 |
| ଶୁନିଆଁ | suni'am | 3.35 |
| ସୁନୀଆଁ | suni'am | 1.14 |
| ସୂନିଆଁ | suni'am | 0.49 |
| ଶୁନୀଆଁ | suni'am | 0.41 |
| ସୁନିଆ | suni'a | 0.41 |
| ସୁନିଆନ | suni'ana | 0.16 |
| ସୁନିଅଁ | suni'am | 0.16 |
| ସୁନିଆଂ | suni'am | 0.16 |
| ସୁନିଆନ୍ | suni'an | 0.08 |
| ଶୁଣିଆଁ | suni'am | 0.08 |
| ସୁମିମଣୀ | sumimani | 0.08 |
| ମୁନିଆଁ | muni'am | 0.08 |
| ସୁମିତା | sumita | 0.08 |
| Sunian in the Arabic language | ||
| سونيان | swnyan | - |
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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
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- 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 Sunian
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