Sonekan Surname
Approximately 777 people bear this surname
Sonekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 391 | 1:453,051 | 23,131 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Sonekan Demographics
Sonekan Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sonekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonekan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonekan? popularity and diffusion
Sonekan is the 440,539th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 9,379,081 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Sonekan are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 453,051. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 79 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Oyo, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 45 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Sonekan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (69%) in Nigeria.
Sonekan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shonekan | 93 | 701 | / |
| Sonekhan | 93 | 160 | / |
| Sonnekhan | 88 | 132 | / |
| Shonnekan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sonekhaan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shoenekan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sonakan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Senekan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sonikan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanekane | 80 | 35 | / |
| Shonekon | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shonikan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shonakan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sonecand | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sonakhan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shonekam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Seneekan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shenekan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sonakann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shonecan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonnakan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jonetkan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Senekhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonokhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonekham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saenekan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonekong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shanekan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sunnekhan | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sonnakhan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sannekhan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sonaikhan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sangeekan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Senakan | 71 | 92 | / |
| Sanokan | 71 | 81 | / |
| Sonikon | 71 | 61 | / |
| Senekon | 71 | 58 | / |
| Sanikan | 71 | 44 | / |
| Sonacan | 71 | 42 | / |
| Sanakan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Sonecam | 71 | 13 | / |
| Senykan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Senikan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sonican | 71 | 4 | / |
| Janekan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Conecan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djounekang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonokon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonocan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Senecan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jonikan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanitkan | 67 | 372 | / |
| Senakhan | 67 | 351 | / |
| Jonikane | 67 | 96 | / |
| Sonnikon | 67 | 52 | / |
| Sanohkan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Senakkan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Johnikan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zanekane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chanekan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Joniskan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sonhakon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonicand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonnakon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanecant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janekean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanikang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanogkan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sonekan
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