Sonfani Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Sonfani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sonfani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonfani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonfani is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonfani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonfani is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonfani are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,148,400. In Benin Sonfani is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanfani | 86 | 12 | / |
| Shanfani | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sonphanit | 75 | 90 | / |
| Sanfana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Somfana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zonfane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanfani | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shomfany | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sanphanit | 63 | 1,829 | / |
| Somphanit | 63 | 123 | / |
| Somphanith | 59 | 13 | / |
| Chonphanit | 59 | 9 | / |
| Sanfona | 57 | 73 | / |
| Samfane | 57 | 1 | / |
| Somphane | 53 | 32 | / |
| Chanfane | 53 | 19 | / |
| Somphanh | 53 | 12 | / |
| Zanfonni | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sonphone | 53 | 1 | / |
| Samphatni | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Sonfani
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