Soneby Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Soneby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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
Soneby occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Söneby. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soneby? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soneby is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Soneby occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Soneby are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden Soneby is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 62 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 23 percent live and Värmland County, where 8 percent live. Besides Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live.
Soneby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Soneby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soneby surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Söneby | 94 | 8 | / |
| Sonneby | 92 | 25 | / |
| Soneboy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sjonneby | 86 | 2 | / |
| Coneby | 83 | 65 | / |
| Seneby | 83 | 28 | / |
| Joneby | 83 | 23 | / |
| Suneby | 83 | 16 | / |
| Sonebi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Soneba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sonebe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sonaby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sonabey | 77 | 420 | / |
| Coneboy | 77 | 23 | / |
| Sonebai | 77 | 16 | / |
| Sonebaa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sonyboy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jonesby | 77 | 3 | / |
| Senebey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Senebay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Conebey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cooneby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonabay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonheba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonoboy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songebe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonnebe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonnyboy | 71 | 61 | / |
| Sonebhai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Jonesbey | 71 | 12 | / |
| Soniebai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Soneivay | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sunneboy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suneeboy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonniboy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonibaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shonabay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonobe | 67 | 16,773 | / |
| Saneba | 67 | 502 | / |
| Sonabe | 67 | 82 | / |
| Sonibe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Sonibi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sonive | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sanebe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sonabi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jöneby | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sonobi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sonewa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Soniwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sanebi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Janeby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soniba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sonewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Senebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Conebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonibhaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suneba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jonebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coniby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Senaby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schanebyd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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