Sonelo Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Sonelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 409 | 1:129,442 | 12,139 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Sonelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonelo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonelo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 711,133rd most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sonelo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Sonelo is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 129,442. In Tanzania Sonelo is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 59 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 23 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Sonelo is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Sonelo
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