Sunn Surname

314,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Australia

Sunn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6671:1,150,02346,696
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada391:944,75971,777
England341:1,638,76668,634
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
China111:124,301,9616,553
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Sünn (12) are calculated separately.

Sunn (203) may also be a first name.

Sunn Last Name Facts

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

Sunn (Hindi: सुन्न, Marathi: सुंन) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Sünn. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,885th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. Sunn occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Sunn are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sunn is also the 635,584th most common first name at a global level, held by 203 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 667 people, or 1 in 1,150,023. In India Sunn is mostly concentrated in: Meghalaya, where 98 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Delhi, where 0 percent reside. Aside from India Sunn exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Sunn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sunn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sunn last name expanded 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sunn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sunn are 14.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sunn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.26% less than the national average, earning R 151,476 per year; in United States they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $39,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $50,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sünn9212/
Sunne89393/
Shunn89289/
Suinn8936/
Sunnh895/
Sounn895/
Sunnå895/
Saunn894/
Sunnd892/
Scunn891/
Siunn891/
Sunnt891/
Suynn890/
Sun8619,702,918/
Schunn80664/
Sounne80214/
Saunne8043/
Sutinn8012/
Shaunn804/
Siunnh802/
Saunnd801/
Susenn801/
D'Sunn801/
Sung7540,877/
Sund758,123/
Seun754,991/
Sune754,664/
Shun754,594/
Saun754,247/
Suin752,905/
Sonn752,022/
Soun751,650/
Sumn751,066/
Siun751,043/
Sunt75239/
Suun75205/
Junn75183/
Sunh7597/
Cunn7594/
Hsun7591/
Suhn7586/
Sjun7546/
Zunn7538/
Szun7526/
Suyn7517/
Sgun7516/
Sunc756/
Sunq755/
Susn752/
Sujn752/
Ssun751/
Jsun751/
Sxun751/
Scun750/
Schuinn7311/
Schumnn735/
Sutinng731/
Schunnk731/
Saung675,198/
Shaun674,789/
Susin673,630/
Suing673,404/
Chunn673,342/
Soung672,141/
Shoun672,048/
Saund672,010/
Sahun671,945/
Sundt671,612/
Sutin671,487/
Sound671,319/
Sundh671,116/
Susen671,091/
Suçin671,081/
Seung671,068/
Sohun67995/
Soune67961/
Shung67742/
Junne67717/
Shuin67543/
Sungh67520/
Saunt67470/
Saune67389/
Suine67337/
Shonn67283/
Szonn67276/
Shune67260/
Sheun67230/
Suten67150/
Schun67133/
Sungg6799/
Hsung6775/
Suynh6760/
Susyn6753/
Suinh6743/
Sucin6741/
Scaun6731/
Seune6721/
Susín6720/
Shunt6719/
Siunh6719/
Sumne6717/
Jeunn6717/
Sugne6716/
Sount6716/
Sundd6715/
Hsaun6715/
Sundø6714/
Sušen6713/
Shund6712/
Sutyn679/
Åsund679/
Sunhh678/
Susne678/
Sunhe677/
Sjoun676/
Juinn676/
Jaunn676/
Suhyn676/
Sutng675/
Hsiun675/
Shgun675/
Sucen675/
Sounq675/
Suttn674/
Giunn673/
Junnk673/
Zunne673/
Junng673/
Sutne673/
Dcunn672/
Juhnn672/
Junnt672/
Shumn672/
Sounh672/
Sgoun672/
Juunn672/
Zuinn671/
Ssgun671/
Jhunn671/
Zgunn671/
Soenn671/
Shuyn671/
Seund671/
Sumnt671/
Susng671/
Suyhn671/
Suint671/
Suink671/
Shuun671/
Schunnck671/
Zsonn671/
Seunh671/
Schgounn671/
Szunk671/
Suşin671/
Jshun671/
Sunqu671/
Zaunn671/
Saumn671/
Sonnn671/
Sumng671/
Szuin671/
Jsung671/
Jsutn671/
Hseun671/
Souhn670/
Suyne670/
Shuhn670/

Sunn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunn in the Marathi language
सुंनsunna-
Sunn in the Hindi language
सुन्नsunna50
सुननsunana40
सुनन्दाsunanda10

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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 Sunn
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