Last Name SUN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SUN is ranked as the 1613th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 24,721.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 7.75 people named SUN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 59% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SUN is 17,681, the rank is 2,228 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SUN is 5.55.

Last Names SUN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 24,721 +/-2.3%
  • National Rank 1,613
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.8

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 17,681
  • National Rank 2,228
  • Proportion/100k 5.55

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SUN is 2.8% White, 0.8% Hispanic origin, 0.2% Black, 93.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.5% Two or More Races, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SUN have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SUN is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SUN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 2.8% 63.9% -61.1%
Hispanic origin 0.8% 16.3% -15.5%
Black 0.2% 12.3% -12.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 93.5% 4.9% 88.6%
Two or more races 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SUN is California where 11,010 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SUN, as 28.37 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 19 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SUN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 711 5.52 98.9% Indiana 165 2.5 94.5% Iowa 45 1.44 84.4% Kansas 98 3.39 91.7% Michigan 359 3.62 98.2% Minnesota 147 2.7 95.5% Missouri 13 0.44 62.9% Nebraska 20 1.05 66.1% North Dakota 16 2.17 60.2% Ohio 318 2.74 97.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 135 2.34 94.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SUN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 711 5.52 98.9%
Indiana 165 2.5 94.5%
Iowa 45 1.44 84.4%
Kansas 98 3.39 91.7%
Michigan 359 3.62 98.2%
Minnesota 147 2.7 95.5%
Missouri 13 0.44 62.9%
Nebraska 20 1.05 66.1%
North Dakota 16 2.17 60.2%
Ohio 318 2.74 97.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 135 2.34 94.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names SUN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 80 10.81 92.9% Arizona 305 4.52 97.8% California 11,010 28.37 99.9% Colorado 290 5.42 97.9% Hawaii 235 16.54 98.2% Idaho 39 2.39 83.9% Montana 8 0.77 44.4% Nevada 193 6.78 97.4% New Mexico 128 6.14 94.9% Oregon 205 5.15 96.9% Utah 75 2.53 88.4% Washington 873 12.36 99.3% Wyoming 28 4.79 81.2%

West States
State stats for the first name SUN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 80 10.81 92.9%
Arizona 305 4.52 97.8%
California 11,010 28.37 99.9%
Colorado 290 5.42 97.9%
Hawaii 235 16.54 98.2%
Idaho 39 2.39 83.9%
Montana 8 0.77 44.4%
Nevada 193 6.78 97.4%
New Mexico 128 6.14 94.9%
Oregon 205 5.15 96.9%
Utah 75 2.53 88.4%
Washington 873 12.36 99.3%
Wyoming 28 4.79 81.2%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SUN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 181 5.04 97.1% Maine 61 4.59 87.9% Massachusetts 815 12.08 98.9% New Hampshire 56 4.23 90.1% New Jersey 824 9.21 99.2% New York 1,948 9.86 99.6% Pennsylvania 485 3.8 98.3% Rhode Island 55 5.18 89.5% Vermont 12 1.88 77.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SUN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 181 5.04 97.1%
Maine 61 4.59 87.9%
Massachusetts 815 12.08 98.9%
New Hampshire 56 4.23 90.1%
New Jersey 824 9.21 99.2%
New York 1,948 9.86 99.6%
Pennsylvania 485 3.8 98.3%
Rhode Island 55 5.18 89.5%
Vermont 12 1.88 77.1%
South State Statistics Last-Names SUN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 75 1.54 88.8% Arkansas 26 0.86 76.5% Delaware 75 7.98 96.5% Dist. of Columbia 95 14.37 96.1% Florida 636 3.19 98.9% Georgia 431 4.26 97.6% Kentucky 45 1.03 82.9% Louisiana 47 1.01 81.2% Maryland 595 9.95 99.0% Mississippi 13 0.44 62.9% North Carolina 313 3.14 97.3% Oklahoma 85 2.2 89.4% South Carolina 93 1.91 92.7% Tennessee 124 1.89 93.5% Texas 1,839 6.82 99.2% Virginia 563 6.76 98.4% West Virginia 27 1.47 73.5%

South States
State stats for the first name SUN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 75 1.54 88.8%
Arkansas 26 0.86 76.5%
Delaware 75 7.98 96.5%
Dist. of Columbia 95 14.37 96.1%
Florida 636 3.19 98.9%
Georgia 431 4.26 97.6%
Kentucky 45 1.03 82.9%
Louisiana 47 1.01 81.2%
Maryland 595 9.95 99.0%
Mississippi 13 0.44 62.9%
North Carolina 313 3.14 97.3%
Oklahoma 85 2.2 89.4%
South Carolina 93 1.91 92.7%
Tennessee 124 1.89 93.5%
Texas 1,839 6.82 99.2%
Virginia 563 6.76 98.4%
West Virginia 27 1.47 73.5%
 

Full Names with SUN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SUN as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SUN.

The most popular full name is Wei SUN. 1.37% of all the people named SUN have this given name.

There are 2054 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SUN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Wei SUN 1.37%
2 David SUN 1.13%
3 John SUN 1.03%
4 Hong SUN 0.75%
5 Yi SUN 0.71%
6 Yu SUN 0.71%
7 Michael SUN 0.69%
8 Jian SUN 0.68%
9 Li SUN 0.68%
10 Ming SUN 0.68%
11 Yan SUN 0.64%
12 Peter SUN 0.60%
13 Richard SUN 0.58%
14 Jennifer SUN 0.54%
15 James SUN 0.51%
16 Ying SUN 0.51%
17 Lee SUN 0.45%
18 Cheng SUN 0.43%
19 Hui SUN 0.43%
20 Chi SUN 0.41%