Nsonye Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nsonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

Nsonye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsonye is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsonye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsonye live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kibuku District, where 88 percent are found and Buvuma District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Uganda Nsonye is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsoneye922/
Nsoniye921/
Nsongoye861/
Nsongeye861/
Nsonge831,568/
Nsonje8329/
Nsonie835/
Nsanye834/
Nshongoye801/
Nsongie77328/
Nsomnje7716/
Nsanuye775/
Nsonuyo775/
Nsaniye774/
Nsonaya773/
Nsougne772/
Nzonoye772/
Nsoniya771/
Nsongeh771/
Nsoneyo771/
Nsonyia771/
Nsanyeh771/
Nsanyie771/
Nshomnje712/
Nsangiye712/
Nzonyeyi711/
Njonoyep711/
Ngionaye711/
Nsongoyi711/
N'Sougne711/
Nsange67826/
Nsunge67372/
Nsanje67243/
Nzogne67237/
Njonje67177/
Nzonge6792/
Nzunye6791/
Nsugne678/
Nsanee677/
Njanye675/
Nzanye674/
Nsonou672/
Nsonji672/
Nsagne672/
Nsanie671/
Nsonhi671/
Njogne671/
Njonie671/
Nzoneu671/
Nzonje671/

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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 Nsonye
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