Sobngwi Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sobngwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sobngwi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
France31:22,140,907385,998

Sobngwi Last Name Facts

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

Sobngwi occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sobngwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sobngwi is the 2,718,172nd most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Sobngwi is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sobngwi live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 432,689. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live, Southwest Region, where 38 percent live and West Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sobngui861/
Subngwi861/
Sobingwa804/
Sobengwe802/
Sobngua711/
Sabingwa6727/
Sobngoue671/
Zabingwa5348/
Jabingwe531/
Chabengwe501/

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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 Sobngwi
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