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Where Does The Last Name Sonday Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sonday (Marathi: डय) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonday? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 85,222^nd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,286,870 people. Sonday is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sonday reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 87,915^th most frequent first name globally, held by 5,764 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,807 people, or 1 in 46,531. In Nigeria Sonday is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 57 percent live, Kano, where 24 percent live and Imo, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Sonday Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sonday has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 599 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sonday Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (77%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Sonday surname are 17.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sonday earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.18% more than the national average, earning R 311,736 per year and in United States they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning $37,993 USD per year.