Songhi Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Songhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Songhi (33) may also be a first name.
Songhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Songhi (Hindi: सोंघी, Marathi: घी) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Songhi.
How Common Is The Last Name Songhi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Songhi is the 2,152,526th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Songhi live; 74 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 33 people.
Songhi is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 364,370. In Cameroon Songhi is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 91 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Songhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Songhi in the Hindi language | ||
| सोंघी | songhi | - |
| Songhi in the Marathi language | ||
| घी | ghi | - |
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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 Songhi
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