Sunlu Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Sunlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 105 | 1:741,156 | 37,229 |
| Taiwan | 39 | 1:601,147 | 4,434 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
The alternate forms: Sünlü (6) are calculated separately.
Sunlu (565) may also be a first name.
Sunlu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunlu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sunlu is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Sünlü. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunlu? popularity and diffusion
Sunlu is the 1,447,279th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Sunlu occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sunlu reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 353,173rd most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 565 people.
The surname Sunlu is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 741,156. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Izmir Province, where 23 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent are found and Nigde Province, where 14 percent are found. Other than Turkey this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 26 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunliu | 91 | 69 | / |
| Sunlux | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sünlü | 87 | 6 | / |
| Cunlu | 80 | 146 | / |
| Sonlu | 80 | 114 | / |
| Zunlu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Junlu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sumlu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schunlau | 77 | 17 | / |
| Sumlut | 73 | 59 | / |
| Chunlu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Sonlui | 73 | 8 | / |
| Shumlu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Junliu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sonliu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sunloo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zunlou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zunlau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sonlou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Junlou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Junlus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shinliu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chunliu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Junluch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chunlau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junillu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schonlau | 62 | 595 | / |
| Chunlaud | 62 | 21 | / |
| Şumlu | 60 | 167 | / |
| Schoenlau | 57 | 37 | / |
| Zonlou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Zoumlou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Sunlu
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