So-On Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
So-On Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 194 | 1:42,029 | 5,121 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
So-On (44) may also be a first name.
So-On Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name So-On Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname So-On is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name So-On? popularity and diffusion
The surname So-On is the 1,088,856th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of So-On are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 44 people.
This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 42,029. In Papua New Guinea So-On is most common in: Manus, where 91 percent reside, East New Britain, where 3 percent reside and Morobe, where 3 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea So-On is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.
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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 So-On
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