Sondeni Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sondeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sondeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sondeni (5) may also be a first name.

Sondeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sondeni has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sondeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sondeni is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Sondeni is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sondeni reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 5 people.

The surname Sondeni is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Zambia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sondheni933/
Sondesni931/
Sondengi931/
Sandeni8664/
Sondena866/
Sondini862/
Sondenaa8032/
Sandesni801/
Siondene801/
Sondgini801/
Sandheni801/
Shondhena751/
Sandini71843/
Sandena71175/
Sandene71140/
Shondheena715/
Sandeny711/
Shandini6739/
Siandene6716/
Sandenäs678/
Chandeni677/
Sandinis674/
Sandenér673/
Sandener672/
Sandiene671/
Saumdeni671/
Sandenes671/
Sandhene671/

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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 Sondeni
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