Sunlin Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Sunlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan2131:110,0691,046
United States911:3,983,065216,270
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sunlin (2,203) may also be a first name.

Sunlin Last Name Facts

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

Sunlin is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunlin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 874,560th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Sunlin are found; 70 percent are found in East Asia and 70 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Sunlin is also the 159,424th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 2,203 people.

Sunlin is most common in Taiwan, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 110,069. In Taiwan Sunlin is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 44 percent are found, Tainan City, where 13 percent are found and Taichung City, where 9 percent are found. Barring Taiwan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and China, where 1 percent are found.

Sunlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sunlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sunlin last name rose 506 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sunlin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sunlin are 32.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.95% registered with the political party.

Sunlin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $46,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sounlin92171/
Sunling9217/
Shunlin926/
Sunlina923/
Sunglin922/
Sunlink921/
Shunling862/
Hsunling861/
Sounlina861/
Sumlin832,212/
Sonlin8394/
Junlin8318/
Cunlin834/
Zunlin831/
Sumling77142/
Junling7745/
Shumlin7741/
Chunlin7732/
Sunleng775/
Sounlim773/
Zounlin773/
Saunlim772/
Junhlin771/
Soonlin771/
Shonlin770/
Shinlin770/
Hsuchinlin751/
Chunling7127/
Shumling711/
Saunleng711/
Shoenlin711/
Sunellen710/
Junlen6750/
Jumlin6716/
Sumlim6713/
Junlén675/
Sunlem674/
Schoenlin672/
Junlim671/
Sonlen671/
Soehnlien671/
Zumlin671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sunlin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis