Sonanon Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Sonanon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 76 | 1:135,995 | 14,517 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sonanon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonanon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonanon occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sonanon.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonanon? popularity and diffusion
Sonanon is the 2,075,631st most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sonanon reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Sonanon is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 135,995. In Benin Sonanon is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 79 percent are found, Plateau Department, where 8 percent are found and Zou Department, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Benin Sonanon exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Sonanon
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