Sunley Surname

269,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sunley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8361:66,6487,733
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Australia781:346,09929,260
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Wales131:238,04114,239
Jersey121:8,2671,718
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4061:60,0387,038
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Sunley (53) may also be a first name.

Sunley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sunley is most common in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 269,545th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,032,836 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Sunley reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 53 people.

The last name Sunley is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 836 people, or 1 in 66,648. In England Sunley is mostly concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 19 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found and Durham, where 10 percent are found. Not including England it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Sunley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sunley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sunley last name expanded 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 612 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sunley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sunley surname are 35.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sunley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.82% more than the national average, earning R 351,276 per year; in United States they earn 18.22% more than the national average, earning $51,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.32% less than the national average, earning $45,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sunleye921/
Shunley920/
Saunley920/
Sunly9118/
Sunle9118/
Sonley83422/
Sunlee83184/
Sunloy8375/
Sumley8358/
Sunlay8319/
Sounle8310/
Sunlly838/
Cunley835/
Sunler833/
Sunles832/
Sunleh831/
Sunnly831/
Sounly831/
Sunlei831/
Zunley830/
Saunly830/
Counley77132/
Shonley7758/
Sunlioy7750/
Shinley7737/
Chunley7716/
Soumley7713/
Sumnler7710/
Sunloye776/
Shumley775/
Sunhlee775/
Sonleye773/
Shgunle772/
Cuunley771/
Schunle771/
Sunleas771/
Sumlley771/
Sunelly771/
Sunleee771/
Shunlez770/
Sunli73575/
Sonle73132/
Sumle73113/
Sonly7342/
Sunla7311/
Junle731/
Soumlley712/
Saunlett711/
Chunnley711/
Schunler711/
Shaunler711/
Sunielly711/
Seunloye711/
Souymley711/
Sounless710/
Chuinley710/
Sumler671,892/
Sumlay67887/
Sunlai67531/
Sonlay67368/
Sumlee67129/
Sungeelee6779/
Sumlea6764/
Sonlee6746/
Junloy6744/
Sumlet6729/
Shonle6727/
Shinle6722/
Shunli6716/
Junler6716/
Sounli6713/
Sonloy6711/
Junlay6710/
Saunli679/
Junlee679/
Schoenley678/
Sunlia678/
Cunlay677/
Sumlei677/
Junlet677/
Junles676/
Jumley675/
Sunnielly675/
Sunlap673/
Shunla673/
Zounly673/
Sonlei673/
Sonlie672/
Soenle672/
Sounla672/
Junlei672/
Sunlah672/
Shonly671/
Jhunle671/
Sonhly671/
Sonlea671/
Shumle671/
Shaunelle671/
Zunlei671/
Zounle671/
Zonley671/
Seunla671/
Saumle671/
Sunlad671/
Junled671/
Schunelle670/
Schuimley670/
Sonlly670/
Caunly670/

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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 Sunley
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