Soniane Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Soniane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 19 | 1:767,334 | 2,735 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
Soniane (35) may also be a first name.
Soniane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soniane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soniane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﻧﻴﺎﻥ) is most common in Senegal. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Soniane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soniane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Soniane are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Senegal, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 767,334. In Senegal Soniane is most numerous in: Dakar Region, where 79 percent are found, Matam Region, where 11 percent are found and Tambacounda Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Senegal it occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 32 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soniane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soniane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻮﻧﻴﺎﻥ | swnyan | 60 |
| ﺳﻮﻧﻴﺎﻥ | swnyan | 40 |
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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 Soniane
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