Soneby Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Soneby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soneby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Söneby (8) are calculated separately.

Soneby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soneby has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Söneby. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soneby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Soneby live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden Soneby is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 62 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 23 percent are found and Värmland County, where 8 percent are found. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Soneby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Soneby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soneby last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Söneby948/
Sonneby9225/
Soneboy920/
Sjonneby862/
Coneby8365/
Seneby8328/
Joneby8323/
Suneby8316/
Sonebi839/
Soneba834/
Sonebe832/
Sonaby831/
Sonabey77420/
Coneboy7723/
Sonebai7716/
Sonebaa779/
Sonyboy775/
Jonesby773/
Senebey772/
Senebay771/
Conebey771/
Cooneby771/
Sonabay771/
Sonheba771/
Sonoboy771/
Songebe771/
Sonnebe771/
Sonnyboy7161/
Sonebhai7113/
Jonesbey7112/
Soniebai7112/
Soneivay719/
Sunneboy711/
Suneeboy711/
Sonniboy711/
Sonibaya711/
Shonabay711/
Sonobe6716,773/
Saneba67502/
Sonabe6782/
Sonibe6774/
Sonibi6741/
Sonive6729/
Sanebe6727/
Sonabi6719/
Jöneby6710/
Sonobi6710/
Sonewa679/
Soniwe678/
Sanebi677/
Janeby672/
Soniba672/
Sonewe672/
Senebe671/
Conebe671/
Sonibhaiy671/
Suneba671/
Jonebi671/
Coniby670/
Senaby670/
Schanebyd670/

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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 Soneby
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