Son-Ya Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Son-Ya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 288 | 1:443,904 | 13,616 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
Son-Ya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Son-Ya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Son-Ya is found most in Japan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Son-Ya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Son-Ya is the 899,940th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname Son-Ya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Son-Ya are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
It is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 443,904. In Japan Son-Ya is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 56 percent reside, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 18 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Japan Son-Ya exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 3 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 Son-Ya
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