Sunset Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sunset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sunset (944) may also be a first name.

Sunset Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sunset (Bengali: সানসেট) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunset? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sunset is the 3,055,934th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Sunset is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Sunset reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 262,971st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 944 people.

Sunset is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 87 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 4 percent reside and West New Britain, where 4 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sunnset92147/
Sunseth9220/
Sunsett923/
Sunsiet921/
Sunse9113/
Sunsit83950/
Sunser8339/
Sunget834/
Sunsee834/
Sunsey833/
Sunjet833/
Sunsea833/
Sunsed832/
Sunzet832/
Junset832/
Sunsei831/
Sonset831/
Saunse831/
Sungete7778/
Sunchet7747/
Chunset774/
Junseth771/
Sunseer771/
Sunshie771/
Sunjeet771/
Shunget771/
Saunsee771/
Shunsei771/
Sunsher770/
Saunsie770/
Sonshet770/
Sunge731,978/
Sunce73374/
Sunsi73317/
Sonse73260/
Sunsa73129/
Sunje7372/
Sunze7350/
Zunse732/
Xunse731/
Sunjeeth718/
Shaunsey711/
Shaunsea711/
Cheunset711/
Suinscie710/
Shunssee710/
Sumseett710/
Sonsit673,544/
Sumser67868/
Siunze67432/
Sunger67379/
Shunje67304/
Saunsi67243/
Sonsee67132/
Junget67107/
Sonsie6795/
Sungep6787/
Sungit6785/
Sunsay6776/
Sunshi6747/
Siunsi6738/
Sunsai6736/
Sunsoa6734/
Sunche6732/
Suncer6725/
Sundge6722/
Saunge6720/
Sounsi6717/
Sunjit6713/
Saunje6712/
Shunge6712/
Sungey6712/
Seunze6710/
Schonsett678/
Junjet677/
Sunsha677/
Sunsoy676/
Sonsei676/
Junsit676/
Saunce675/
Suunsi675/
Sünget675/
Shonse674/
Suinge674/
Seunje674/
Sunzhe673/
Sunsih672/
Saunsa672/
Chunse672/
Cunzet672/
Sunjee672/
Sungea672/
Sunjis672/
Schonseit671/
Sunsgi671/
Sumsed671/
Sunjea671/
Sounce671/
Seunsi671/
Suinze671/
Shumse671/
Sounsy671/
Ssunsa671/
Schunjetz671/
Sumsit671/
Sunjed671/
Sunjer671/
Sunjey671/
Juncet671/
Sunnsi671/
Sunsui671/
Shunsi671/
Sunsuy671/
Sungie671/
Susnsi671/
Sumsee671/
Junsed671/
Sunzer670/
Shunce670/
Sunshy670/
Sumsey670/
Susnge670/

Sunset Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunset in the Bengali language
সানসেটsanaseta-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sunset
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