Sunshine Surname
Approximately 511 people bear this surname
Sunshine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 190 | 1:932,330 | 40,120 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 81 | 1:300,930 | 20,318 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Sunshine (20,922) may also be a first name.
Sunshine Demographics
Average Sunshine Salary in
England
£24,624
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Sunshine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sunshine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sunshine (Arabic: سانشين) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sunshine? popularity and diffusion
It is the 606,498th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sunshine reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 36,574th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 20,922 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria Sunshine is mostly found in: Delta, where 28 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.
Sunshine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sunshine has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sunshine last name grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sunshine Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sunshine earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.36% more than the national average, earning R 385,824 per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $50,890 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshines | 94 | 2 | / |
| Shunshine | 94 | 2 | / |
| Sunshin | 93 | 21 | / |
| Sunsine | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sonshine | 88 | 169 | / |
| Sunshein | 88 | 15 | / |
| Zunshine | 88 | 7 | / |
| Sunchine | 88 | 5 | / |
| Shunshin | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sunshyne | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sonnshine | 82 | 8 | / |
| Shunshina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shuinshin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sunsina | 80 | 82 | / |
| Sonsine | 80 | 48 | / |
| Suncine | 80 | 20 | / |
| Sunsini | 80 | 15 | / |
| Sonshin | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sunsane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shuinshina | 78 | 7 | / |
| Zonshine | 75 | 37 | / |
| Sonshein | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sunsanee | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sunsuney | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sonshiny | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sunchain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shumshin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saunsane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saunsuin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sounsane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sunsaing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sunchini | 75 | 1 | / |
| Junchine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sunginer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shonshain | 71 | 16 | / |
| Shunsheng | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chunshing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonschein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saunchein | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shuinshinova | 70 | 6 | / |
| Shuynshinova | 70 | 1 | / |
| Suncini | 67 | 102 | / |
| Soncine | 67 | 85 | / |
| Sonzine | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sungini | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sunsena | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sunzhen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sunzini | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sonnschein | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sonsina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cunjine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sungene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sunseni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zungine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sunsetn | 67 | 1 | / |
Sunshine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine in the Arabic language | ||
| سانشين | sanshyn | - |
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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 Sunshine
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