Sonestam Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sonestam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonestam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Sonestam Last Name Facts

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

Sonestam is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonestam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Sonestam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Sonestam are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Sonestam is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Sonestam is most frequent in: Halland County, where 83 percent live and Skåne County, where 17 percent live. Apart from Sweden this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonetam931/
Senestam881/
Sannestam8227/
Sonitam803/
Sonetan803/
Jönestam757/
Janestam756/
Jonestom752/
Shonetan751/
Sangetam751/
Sangeetam71248/
Sangetham714/
Sangestan711/
Sonethain711/
Jannestam711/
Sonestein711/
Sangeetham67447/
Somnaitham6733/
Sanitam674/
Sonnaitham674/
Soneton673/

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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 Sonestam
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