Songanya Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Songanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Songanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Songanya (Marathi: गण्या) is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Songanya? popularity and diffusion
Songanya is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Songanya are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shonganya | 94 | 280 | / |
| Sonanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Song'hanya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Sanganya | 88 | 394 | / |
| Sunganya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Songonya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Songania | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zonganya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Souganya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sonainya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shanganya | 82 | 456 | / |
| Sang'anya | 82 | 57 | / |
| Shongania | 82 | 5 | / |
| Sianganya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sanghanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Songnonya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ssanganya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Saganya | 80 | 844 | / |
| Sonania | 80 | 23 | / |
| Sananya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sogonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonanea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shanganyah | 78 | 2 | / |
| Zanganya | 75 | 105 | / |
| Sanganha | 75 | 59 | / |
| Sangania | 75 | 45 | / |
| Shaganya | 75 | 28 | / |
| Shogonya | 75 | 27 | / |
| Songonyo | 75 | 27 | / |
| Sangonya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shononya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Zunganya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zongonya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sanganja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanganyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xongonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siangonya | 71 | 169 | / |
| Shangonya | 71 | 24 | / |
| Sanggania | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sanghania | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chomnanya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sang'ania | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sianganja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sonanihad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zungaanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangounya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sagania | 67 | 354 | / |
| Saganea | 67 | 50 | / |
| Sanganyoyi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sogonyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sagonya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sonanio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sangaunjai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saganja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangggania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saganía | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saganha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaganya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanganeiia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahangania | 67 | 1 | / |
Songanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Songanya in the Marathi language | ||
| गण्या | ganya | - |
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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 Songanya
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