Sunning Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sunning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China171:80,430,6804,441
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Sünning (18) are calculated separately.

Sunning (2,299) may also be a first name.

Sunning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sunning is more frequently found in China than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Sünning. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunning? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sunning is the 2,776,799th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Sunning occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Sunning live; 35 percent live in East Asia and 35 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 155,464th most common first name on earth, held by 2,299 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in China, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 80,430,680. Not including China this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 29 percent live and Malaysia, where 27 percent live.

Sunning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sunning has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sunning last name decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sünning9518/
Sjunning939/
Shunning935/
Saunning931/
Suning92205/
Sunnin922/
Saunnings881/
Cunning862,607/
Suening8687/
Sonning8627/
Suining8627/
Sauning8621/
Sunings8612/
Shuning866/
Sungnin865/
Sunnäng864/
Junning861/
Shunnin861/
Sunnina861/
Çunning861/
Sounnin861/
Susning861/
Sunieng861/
Sunging861/
Sunin83338/
Schuning80101/
Soenning8020/
Cunningh8016/
Suningsh8015/
Shinning8010/
Chunning804/
Sjonning803/
Sougning802/
Shuining801/
Sungneng801/
Zhunning801/
Jeunning800/
Shonning800/
Shauning800/
Shunin771,231/
Saunin77791/
Sonnin77342/
Sunnen77268/
Sunina77200/
Sungin7785/
Juning7781/
Sounin7766/
Soning7764/
Cuning7754/
Suneng7747/
Sutnin7719/
Sumnin7714/
Xuning778/
Sunnim776/
Susnin775/
Suinin774/
Sunind772/
Seunin771/
Sugnin771/
Suhnin771/
Sujnin771/
Suninn771/
Zuning770/
Schuening75116/
Scheuning751/
Joungning751/
Zschunnin751/
Shoenning750/
Shunina712,294/
Saunina71985/
Shoning71118/
Chuning71111/
Sahunin71107/
Chunnin7184/
Shungin7182/
Sooning7135/
Jouning7130/
Shining7130/
Shaunin7120/
Sonneng7118/
Sauneng7116/
Sungnim7115/
Schoenning7113/
Soungin719/
Sunyong718/
Schunin717/
Sougnin716/
Sonieng715/
Shumnin714/
Jeuning713/
Sunengs712/
Zhuning711/
Shuhnin711/
Shuneng711/
Junneng711/
Suignin711/
Suinnen711/
Saunnim711/
Sumneng711/
Sunaeng711/
Juhning711/
Juining711/
Couning710/
Cauning710/
Sonin675,986/
Schoning67537/
Zunin67256/
Sunen67159/
Schüning6793/
Sunim6764/
Jouhning6728/
Shumneng6721/
Shaunina6720/
Shoening6713/
Juitning676/
Sunyn676/
Chunings673/
Shchunin673/
Zhouning673/
Sciening672/
Šunin672/
Schunina671/
Suninova671/
Schining671/
Shihning671/
Cheuning671/
Seuninck671/
Schunink671/
Sunhn671/
Djeuning671/
Shuineng671/
Chouning670/
Jaunings670/
Shiening670/

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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 Sunning
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