Songuh Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Songuh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Songuh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Songuh (19) may also be a first name.

Songuh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Songuh is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Songuh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Songuh is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Songuh live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Songuh is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 19 people.

Songuh is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Songuh is most numerous in: Benue, where 88 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Songu912,519/
Songouha861/
Songou83455/
Songut83239/
Shongu83178/
Songgu8333/
Songhu8319/
Songuç8317/
Sonngu8313/
Soungu8311/
Sanguh835/
Songuu834/
Songau831/
Siongu831/
Soungou77728/
Songhui7717/
Songhou7713/
Shongut7710/
Sangguh773/
Sonngau771/
Sonngou771/
Songueu771/
Sangu7322,920/
Jongu73104/
Zongu7367/
Congu733/
Somgu731/
Schongut7133/
Sangueuh711/
Shangu6714,375/
Sangou671,144/
Sangau671,078/
Sanggu67841/
Sangut67493/
Siangu67478/
Sanghu67323/
Chongu67205/
Zongou6748/
Songoo6731/
Shengu6723/
Saangu6721/
Sangup6721/
Zongus6718/
Sangud6715/
Sangus6715/
Djongu6712/
Jonggu678/
Saungu676/
Jongou674/
Janguh673/
Zonggu673/
Samngu673/
Sanguz672/
Somguz671/
Sánguz671/
Congou671/
Jongau671/
Sángus671/
Sanqgu671/
Sahngu671/
Ssangu671/
Songoe671/
Zonghu671/
Zongau671/
Ziongu671/
Sjangu671/
Zonguu671/
Jonguu671/
Sángut671/

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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 Songuh
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