Songoana Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Songoana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Songoana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Songoana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Songoana occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Songoana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Songoana reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 95 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 2 percent are found and Limpopo, where 2 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.

Songoana Last Name Statistics demography

Songoana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.04% less than the national average, earning R 142,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shongoana9451/
Songoane88168/
Sonohana882/
Songoani881/
Shongoane821,860/
Sangouana821/
Sangoane754/
Sangoani751/
Zongaona751/
Sonaonay751/
Sangouane715/
Shangoane712/
Changoana711/
Chongoane711/
Soungouone6737/
Changoanna678/
Sanaonga6330/
Sangaonga591,494/
Chungoane592/
Sounahongo561/
Sougahounga531/
Sagaona531/
Sanahona501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Songoana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis