Soncta Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Soncta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soncta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Soncta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soncta is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soncta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Soncta is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Soncta occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Soncta reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Soncta exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sancta8329/
Songta839/
Sonstad7734/
Songtai7710/
Shonsta7710/
Songtap772/
Songtoa771/
Sanchta771/
Songthap7181/
Songthai7158/
Songtaya7148/
Songthat714/
Songthay711/
Soongtai711/
Sangctat711/
Shonstad710/
Sancto67182/
Sangta67118/
Songte6719/
Sancti6716/
Sanjta6715/
Jongta6713/
Songto678/
Joncto675/
Sunkta671/
Songthaya671/
Songcthuy671/
Congta671/
Songti671/
Sonkte671/
Sancte670/

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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 Soncta
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