Explore the Family Name Sunga

The meaning of Sunga

Hispanic (Philippines; also Suñga): altered form of Basque Zúñiga (see Zuniga). Compare Suniga. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Ramon, Jose, Luis, Orlando, Roberto, Amado, Augusto, Eduardo, Eloisa, Elvira, Erlinda, Ernesto.

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How common is the last name Sunga in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sunga in the United States has notably increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname rose from 26,587 to 20,285, marking a 23.7% change. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Sunga surname also saw a substantial increase of 52.09%, moving from 862 in 2000 to 1,311 in 2010. Also, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people rose by 37.5%, indicating its growing frequency in the population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,587	#20,285	23.7%
Count	862	1,311	52.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.44	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sunga

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Sunga surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, accounting for 91.46% in 2010, which is a slight decrease from 92.69% in 2000. Those identifying with two or more races made up 4.12%, showing an increase of 18.39% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of those who identified as White slightly decreased from 1.28% to 1.22%. The Hispanic representation saw an increase from 2.44% to 2.82%. Interestingly, there was zero representation of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in 2000, but by 2010, the Black ethnicity had a 0.38% representation, whereas American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	92.69%	91.46%	-1.33%
Two or More Races	3.48%	4.12%	18.39%
Hispanic	2.44%	2.82%	15.57%
White	1.28%	1.22%	-4.69%
Black	0%	0.38%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%