Sognan Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Sognan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 22 | 1:469,800 | 32,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
Sognan (24) may also be a first name.
Sognan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sognan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sognan is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sognan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,100,440th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Sognan is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Sognan live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 24 people.
The last name Sognan is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 469,800. In Benin Sognan is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 35 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 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 Sognan
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