Sunins Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sunins Surname User-submission:

Sunins (Sūniņš) in the Latvian language comes from the word, suna (sūna), which means 'moss'. The surname itself is a softened form of the original word.

Sunins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia391:52,5657,946
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Sūniņš (2) are calculated separately.

Sunins Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sunins (Sūniņš) in the Latvian language comes from the word, suna (sūna), which means 'moss'. The surname itself is a softened form of the original word.

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Sunins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sunins is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Sūniņš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunins? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sunins is the 2,506,728th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Sunins live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Sunins is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 52,565. In Latvia Sunins is most frequent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 77 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 15 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 5 percent are found. Besides Latvia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Sunins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sunins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sunins surname grew 850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sunins Last Name Statistics demography

Sunins earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saunins920/
Sounnins861/
Sonins8314/
Junins835/
Sūniņš832/
Zunins832/
Cunins832/
Sunims830/
Shunnions800/
Suenens77102/
Cunnins7713/
Jaunins776/
Tjunins772/
Cuhnins772/
Sunnyns771/
Scauninz711/
Cinins674/
Sonens674/
Cunyns670/
Cunens670/
Soenens62865/
Sonnens625/
Ceunens621/
Soonens621/
Cunnens620/
Schoonens53212/
Zonens502/

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Footnotes

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