Sonfa Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sonfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sonfa (30) may also be a first name.

Sonfa Last Name Facts

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

Sonfa is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Sonfa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonfa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Sonfa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Sonfa are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 74 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Sonfa is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 2,207,448. In Thailand Sonfa is most common in: Nonthaburi Province, where 59 percent live, Bangkok, where 38 percent live and Pathum Thani Province, where 3 percent live. Not including Thailand Sonfa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suonfa9131/
Sounfa911/
Sonfai911/
Sonfah911/
Sonfast832/
Sonfo80504/
Sanfa80119/
Somfa8029/
Sunfa8027/
Zonfa8011/
Confa805/
Jonfa802/
Somfai73540/
Sonpha73386/
Zounfa73122/
Shonfo7364/
Somfay7357/
Sanfaz7338/
Sunfaa7322/
Shanfa7318/
Sanfai7315/
Sounfo7311/
Shunfa736/
Sonffo734/
Sianfa734/
Sanfat733/
Sonfeu732/
Sonfou732/
Djonfa732/
Sanfah732/
Sunfai731/
Sunfoa731/
Sunfay731/
Sunfas731/
Sanfau731/
Sounfe731/
Sohnfo731/
Somfah731/
Sonfeh731/
Coonfa731/
Sunfat731/
Sonphat67200/
Sonfist6722/
Sanfaat6710/
Sanfead678/
Sonphad677/
Sonphai675/
Shanfay675/
Zounffa672/
Sonphay672/
Shanfad672/
Sunnfaa671/
Djonfad671/
Sonhfeu671/
Shanfaz671/
Jasinfa671/

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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 Sonfa
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