Sanhonga Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Sanhonga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 48 | 1:215,325 | 19,968 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Sanhonga (694) may also be a first name.
Sanhonga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanhonga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanhonga is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanhonga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sanhonga is the 2,776,799th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sanhonga are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 313,811th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 694 people.
This last name is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 215,325. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 88 percent live and Borgou Department, where 13 percent live. Apart from Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Angola, where 2 percent live.
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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 Sanhonga
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