Sonesen Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Sonesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Norway681:75,62210,585
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sonesen Last Name Facts

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

Sonesen is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonesen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,380,086th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Sonesen reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Sonesen is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Sonesen is mostly concentrated in: Wyoming, where 36 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 43 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Sonesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sonesen last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Sonesen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.75% more than the national average, earning 379,811 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.61% less than the national average, earning $38,571 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Sonesen
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